Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the recent release of a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Nasir El-Rufai, has shown that his detention is politically motivated.
The Department of State Services, DSS, on Wednesday took
custody of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai,
The Kaduna Federal High Court moments after proceedings at
the Federal High Court in Kaduna.
El-Rufai is standing trial over alleged corruption levelled
against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission, ICPC.
The court had adjourned the trial till April 14 for bail
hearing but was subsequently arrested by operatives of the Department of State
Services, DSS.
However, a statement by Atiku’s aide, Paul Ibe said: “After
the failure of what they had thought was a gambit in temporarily releasing
Mallam Nasir el-Rufai (and the cold shoulder they got trying to lobby him),
they’ve now resorted to dragging him all over the place.
“By releasing @elrufai, they were only confirming what we’ve
been saying: Mallam Nasir el-Rufai’s detention and arraignment is politically
motivated.
“After all, they did not get the leave of the court before
releasing him.
“What is expected of them now, is to ensure the permanency
of his release.
“As a citizen, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai is entitled to chart
his own political course. That is the true essence of democracy.”
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