- Safiu Kehinde
Former Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has arrived at the Federal High Court in Kaduna for the continuation of the alleged money laundering and financial misappropriation case filed against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
El-Rufai arrived at the court’s premises with heavy presence of security personnel and ICPC officials on Monday morning.
The ex-Kaduna governor, in a video shared on X, exchanged pleasantries with some of his allies on arrival at the premises before entering the court room.
NPO Reported that the ICPC had arraigned El-Rufai on two different suits with the first suit numbered FHC/KD/73/2026 having one Joel Adoga as co-defendant.
The suit comprised of charges ranging from conversion of and possession of public property, to money laundering.
Similarly, the second suit with number KDH/KAD/ICPC/01/26, had one Amadu Sule (LEDA) as El-Rufai’s co-defendant.
The suit was filed before a Kaduna State High Court in the Kaduna Judicial Division.
Charges in the suit ranged from abuse of office, fraud, and intent to commit fraud to conferring undue advantage, among others.