El-Rufai arraigned in Kaduna court amid tight security

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, arrived astatine the Federal High Court successful Kaduna connected Tuesday greeting nether choky information for his arraignment.

The erstwhile politician was brought to the tribunal premises astatine astir 9:00 a.m. successful a Hilux conveyance and remained wrong for implicit 30 minutes earlier being escorted into the courtroom astatine astir 9:34 a.m.

El-Rufai was heavy guarded arsenic operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the Department of State Services formed a protective cordon astir him into the courtroom.

To screen the proceedings were journalists who came to the venue arsenic aboriginal 7:00 a.m. but were barred from gaining entree to the courtroom by DSS operatives.

Security was beefed up astir the tribunal premises located astatine the aged Nigerian Defence Academy, with heavy equipped unit deployed from the aboriginal hours of the day.

Motorists were forced into a azygous lane from the Ungwan Sarki axis done Kawo, starring to postulation disruptions arsenic vehicular question successful the country was restricted.

The arraignment of El-Rufai earlier the Federal High Court successful Kaduna connected Tuesday, March 24, 2026 was earlier announced by ...