Tag: Corruption probe

Corruption probe deepens: El-Rufa’i faces Kaduna trial  

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El Rufa'i faces Kaduna trial 

…Accuses ICPC of political coercion   Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, is set to be transferred to Kaduna to face a fresh corruption trial, even as he levels serious allegations against officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), accusing them of attempting to force him out of politics.   Security sources confirmed yesterday that arrangements were underway to move el-Rufa’i from Abuja, where he is currently in ICPC custody, to Kaduna for new legal proceedings. A senior official disclosed that the transfer is linked to a…

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Presidency links el-Rufa’i’s outburst, attacks on NSA to ₦432bn corruption probe

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Presidency on el Rufa'i's probe2

The Presidency has dismissed former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai’s allegation that the Office of the National Security Adviser imported a deadly poison from Poland, describing his outburst as a diversionary tactic to distract from the ₦432 billion corruption probe he is facing in Kaduna State. In a post published yesterday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitooe Ajayi, the Presidency accused el-Rufa’i of playing games and playing to the gallery, insisting that he knew there was no government procurement or importation of Thallium…

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