El-Rufai’s detention, arraignment politically motivated – Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the caller merchandise of a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Nasir El-Rufai has shown that his detention is politically motivated.

The Department of State Services, DSS, connected Wednesday took custody of erstwhile Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai,

The Kaduna Federal High Court moments aft proceedings astatine the Federal High Court successful Kaduna.

El-Rufai is lasting proceedings implicit alleged corruption levelled against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.

The tribunal had adjourned the proceedings till April 14 for bail proceeding but was subsequently arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS.

However, a connection by Atiku’s aide, Paul Ibe said: “After the nonaccomplishment of what they had thought was a gambit successful temporarily releasing Mallam Nasir el-Rufai (and the acold enarthrosis they got trying to lobby him), they’ve present resorted to dragging him each implicit the place.

“By releasing @elrufai, they were lone confirming what we’ve been saying: Mallam Nasir el-Rufai’s detention and arraignment is politically motivated.

“After all, they did not get the permission of the tribunal earlier releasing...