El-Rufai visits Atiku, reveals top member of Tinubu’s Govt that ordered his arrest
El-Rufai visits Atiku, reveals top member of Tinubu’s Govt that ordered his arrest
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has alleged that National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu orchestrated an attempt to have him arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, shortly after he returned from Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday.
El-Rufai made the claim while receiving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who paid him a solidarity visit at his residence later that night.
According to El-Rufai, operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), confronted him upon arrival and tried to take him into custody.
He insisted that the action was not initiated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as widely speculated, but by the ICPC.
“It turned out that it’s the ICPC that procured DSS to abduct me and hades me over to them. The ICPC has never invited me.
“We just understand that it’s the ICPC not EFCC that’s responsible for what happened today and the ICPC chairman is acting of the direct order of Nuhu Ribadu,” El-Rufai said.
He maintained that he had not received any prior invitation from the anti-graft agency before the airport incident.
Reacting during the visit, Atiku expressed sympathy for El-Rufai and emphasized the need for opposition leaders to close ranks ahead of the 2027 general election.
The former Vice President warned that the opposition must reorganize to effectively challenge President Bola Tinubu.
“We must come together and form very viable opposition because Tinubu is determined to turn Nigeria into a one party state,” Atiku said.
