Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai has been released from ICPC custody on compassionate grounds to attend his late mother’s burial, according to a statement by his son, Bashir El-Rufai.
Following the death of his mother in Cairo, authorities granted El-Rufai temporary freedom after weeks in detention over alleged financial misconduct.
“My beloved great legend of a father… is being released from his unlawful and illegal detention,” — Bashir El-Rufai
According to reports, he had been in custody since February and was facing multiple legal issues before the sudden family loss changed the situation.
𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐄𝐥-𝐑𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐢 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐈𝐂𝐏𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫
— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 28, 2026
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