Fierce-looking security operatives deployed at Kaduna High Court as ICPC arraigns El-Rufai today

Some fierce looking information operatives were Tuesday deployed astir the premises of the Federal High Court, Kawo Kaduna, pursuing the planned arraignment of erstwhile Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, implicit alleged corruption-related offences.

As aboriginal arsenic 630am connected Tuesday, respective information operatives including the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Police Force, the Army among different information operatives were deployed to strategical positions to defender against immoderate breakdown of instrumentality and order.

DAILY POST recalls that El-Rufai was initially detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, connected February 16, 2026, granted bail connected February 18, and subsequently re-arrested by the ICPC.

However, the anti-graft agency, successful a connection connected Monday, March 23, 2026 by its Head of Media and Public Communications, John Odey, disclosed that El-Rufai would beryllium arraigned alongside 1 Joel Adoga successful suit fig FHC/KD/73/2026.

“The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission is acceptable to arraign the erstwhile Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i, and 1 Joel Adoga astatine the Federal High Court of Nigeria successful the Kaduna Judicial Division connected Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The charges scope from conversion of and possession of nationalist spot to wealth laundering,” the connection read.

Following the information arrangements, before,...