Olushola Omogbehin
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai will on Tuesday, March 24 be arraigned before the Federal High Court in Kaduna by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) .
This was a result of the intervention from stakeholders that demanded the immediate release or arraignment of the former governor.
According to the stakeholders, the continued detention of El-Rufai without formal charges as a violation of constitutional rights.
Joining the call for his arraignment are members of his family who expressed concern over what they described as his prolonged detention.
Responding, Media and Public Communications in ICPC, John Odey, confirmed that the commission arraing El-Rufai and one Joel Adoga on Tuesday.
The case, filed under suit number FHC/KD/73/2026, includes charges ranging from conversion of and possession of public property to money laundering.
According to the notice, another charge has been filed against El-Rufai and Amadu Sule (LEDA) at the Kaduna State High Court, under case number KDH/KAD/ICPC/01/26.
The charges in this case cover abuse of office, fraud, intent to commit fraud, and conferring undue advantage, among others and the casesoth cases were filed by the ICPC on 18th March 2026.
