El-Rufai Freed After Weeks in ICPC Detention as Family Confirms Release

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been released from detention by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), according to his son.

Bashir El-Rufai announced the development on Friday via his X account, describing the detention as unlawful.

“My beloved great legend of a father (@elrufai) is being released from his unlawful and illegal detention… at the hands of one of the most corrupt agencies in the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he wrote.

“Thank you all for all the support… We have overcome, as the El-Rufais.”

El-Rufai had been held by the ICPC since February 18 over allegations bordering on financial misconduct.

The anti-corruption agency has yet to release an official statement explaining the terms of his release.

The development comes on the same day the former governor lost his mother, Umma El-Rufai, who died in Cairo, Egypt.

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