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ICPC Tightens The Noose On El-Rufai, Claims It Recovers Wiretapping Devices From His Residence

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), is believed to have tightened the noose round the neck of former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai on alleged corruption issues.

The Commission, a top security source disclosed, has allegedly recovered wiretapping equipment capable of tapping conversations and sensitive security documents from the Abuja residence of El-Rufai during a search.

This was as it was gathered that the ICPC alleged that all the suspected items were retrieved in the presence of the wife of El-Rufai, Mrs. Hadiza, and his son, Mohammed Bello, during a search on his residence located in Aso Drive, Maitama-Abuja.

The source also disclosed that El-Rufai has refused to cooperate with the anti-graft agency as he insisted that he would prefer to remain silent until he is taken before a court. The top security source also said that an aide of the former Kaduna State Governor expected to assist in the investigation had escaped from the country.

Some of the claims of the ICPC were contained in the processes filed before the court, where El-Rufai is seeking redress and release from detention.

The ICPC also claim that it secured a legal order from a Magistrate Court in Bwari in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that empowered it to detain El-Rufai for 14 days, which is expected to expire on Thursday.

The ICPC denied insinuations of arbitrary detention and repression of Nasir El-Rufai and urged the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to dismiss the former governor’s application alleging violation of his fundamental human rights.

The anti-corruption agency stated that El-Rufai has corruption allegations to answer, including questions bothering the whereabouts of €1.4 million; 180 suspicious payments totalling N2,158,799,199 from a Consolidated Revenue Account linked to Kaduna State’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) account; and transfers to undisclosed accounts amounting to N428,122,180.18, among others.

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