Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, has arrived at
the federal high court in Kaduna, for arraignment over alleged money laundering
and conversion of public property.
El-Rufai will be arraigned alongside one Joel Adoga by the
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
The ex-minister has been in the custody of the ICPC since
February 19 after he was released by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC).
Security in and around the court was beefed up ahead of his
arrival with operatives of the police and civil defence corps seen patrolling
the grounds.
Since el-Rufai’s arrest, there have been several calls for
his release or arraignment.
While in ICPC custody, the former governor refused to
respond to questions posed to him by ICPC investigators, citing his right to
remain silent.
On March 5, the magistrate court extended the initial remand
order for el-Rufai by another 14 days.
El-Rufai had filed a fundamental rights suit before the
federal high court in Abuja over the search conducted on his residence by the
ICPC and the remand order issued on February 19.
The ICPC, the chief magistrate who issued the order, the
inspector-general of police (IGP), and the attorney-general of the federation
(AGF) are respondents in the suit.
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