Olushola Omogbehin
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has been released from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
This was disclosed by Bashir El-Rufai, the son of Nasir El-Rufai on his X handle on Friday.
Declaring the freedom of his father from detention, he said: “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, that is a lame excuse of a pathetic institution.
“Thank you all for all the support. Our family shall never forget these times. We have overcome, as the El-Rufais,” he wrote.
He had been in ICPC net since February 18 over allegations bordering on financial misconduct and other related matters.
According to reports, he was released by the anti-graft agency hours after his mother died earlier on Friday in Cairo, Egypt.
There are indications that he was released on compassionate grounds as the remains of his mother would be flown in from Cairo on Saturday, according to family sources.
President Bola Tinubu, Governor Uba Sani, Malam Nuhu Ribadu and well meaning Nigerians have all condoled with El-Rufai over his mother’s death.
