ICPC allegedly denies ADC leaders access to El-Rufai in custody

Leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) were allegedly denied entree to erstwhile Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who is presently successful the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.

The ADC delegation included the party’s National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, and Secretary of the ADC Manifesto and Policy Committee, Salihu Lukman.

The enactment leaders reportedly visited the ICPC installation successful an effort to spot El-Rufai but were denied access. Details surrounding the incidental were inactive unclear arsenic of Friday afternoon.

The improvement comes days aft the ICPC dismissed allegations that El-Rufai was being denied entree to food, household members and aesculapian attraction portion successful detention.

Speaking astatine a property league earlier, ICPC spokesperson, Okor Odey, described the allegations arsenic “false and misleading.”

According to him, visitors are allowed into ICPC detention facilities betwixt 9:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., adding that El-Rufai’s woman arrived extracurricular the approved visiting hours.

Odey besides maintained that authorised visitors, including household members, lawyers and aesculapian personnel, were permitted entree nether supervision.

However, the El-Rufai household had alleged that the erstwhile politician was denied entree to hi...