₦airaland Forum

lightwind:
Always hyping Russia and China everyday on social media space 😌.

Russia that couldn't defeat Ukraine for 4 years now.

China that can't even take over Taiwan or invade her

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A former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, is to remain in custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), till March 19, 2026, pending his arraignment on corruption charges or release on administrative bail.

This was sequel to an order of court directing the anti-corruption agency to continue to keep him in custody over investigation of corruption allegations.

The ICPC had on February 18, arrested El-Rufai, with the view of interrogating him on series of petitions lodged against him at the commission.

His arrest was immediately after his release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which had on February 16, taken the chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) into custody over similar corruption allegations.

After his arrest on February 18, the ICPC, the following day obtained a remand order for 14 days, which expired on March 5, 2026.

However, the alleged refusal of El-Rufai to “cooperate” with investigators of the commission within the duration of the first remand order might have necessitated the request for another remand order, which would now expire on March 19, 2026.

By this time, it was believed that the commission would have concluded its investigation and either filed charges against the former governor or granted him administrative bail.

Besides, the anti-corruption agencies, the Department of State Service (DSS), was seeking the prosecution of El-Rufai over alleged wiretapping of the communications of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

THISDAY learnt that Magistrate Okechukwu John Akweke of a Magistrate Court in Bwari, Abuja, had on March 5, renewed the earlier one of February 19, approving the detention of El-Rufai for another 14 days, pending the conclusion of investigations.

The extension of the remand order was sequel to an application brought and argued by ICPC’s lawyer, Osuobeni Akponimisingha.

The lawyer had specifically sought, “An order of this Honourable Court issuing a remand warrant against the Respondent (NASIR AHMAD EL-RUFAI) in favour of the Applicant i.e. Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to detain the Respondent (NASIR AHMAD EL-RUFAI) in its custody for another fourteen (14) days pending conclusion of investigation activities on allegations of Money Laundering/abuse of office.”

In a short ruling, the Magistrate ordered that: Application granted as prayed.

“That the Applicant i.e. the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission ICPC is hereby ordered to re-detain the Respondent (NASIR AHMAD EL-RUFAI) for additional 14 days to enable the commission conclude investigation activities.”

honestly nigerians deserve the bad leaders dey get

if you arrest corrupt leader today, nigerians go dey beg to leave am alone.
just let dem suffer their plight joor

Brendaniel:
Who is the entire federation ?

You?

Listen to yourself

Can any person make such a decision without the approval of Tinubu?

Who is the head of the government?

Is Mr Taiwo talking to you?

Is he not the minister for finance?

why didn't he take the decision all by himself?

Then who is he talking to?

The way you people reason eh!

You guys made me give me give up on the unity of Nigeria...

even you understand wetin the man dey say?

i no understand am. he say make dem scarifices
na be suicide be dat?

lailo:
zombie will not understand this wisdom. They are still looking for their erection they lost since 2023

Aonkuuse:
It's funny how Christians are supporting Israel and Muslims supporting Iran... Thinking religion is anywhere part of the reason the war is going on.

PHIPEX:
Who are they trying to catch this time around?

Rather than making a law for the good of a country, they prefer to behave like those witch-hunting opponents.

Let's remember the president signed the earlier version within 24hours, who read or reviewed the law?

zeuss:
Monopoly loaded and cocked,,,, Nigerians are going to bleed @ 1000 it already very unreasonable for an oil producing country. A government that doesn't care for lives of a citizens how will it be concerned about exploitation of the same citizens.

tommy589:
This is cheap!
But the margin of increace at once is too high. It should have been done gradually. They should ask what Nursing Students from Unilorin to SW states are paying since

abysirius:
Odinakalu is probably brain dead! The offence that Rufai is involved in, if found guilty, can be said to be treasonous because anything that can compromise the nation's security cannot be handled with levity. So if it means to hold him till they are able to get him to talk then so be it.

LibertyRep:
People with small minds reading lewd meaning to this.

Shior

SadiqBabaSani:
I thought this man was actually not a corrupt person sincerely, but Kai Trust any Nigerian politician at you own risk.

Ist a shame really, one, two gooooo,

Aminda will show up to defend his allegedly corrupt father