Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has formally served the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, with a pre-action notice of legal proceedings. In the letter, he accused the anti-graft agency of contempt of court, malicious prosecution, defamation, abuse of office, forgery, uttering a false document, unlawful detention, and violation of fundamental rights. The notice, dated March 4, 2026, was delivered to ICPC headquarters in Abuja by El-Rufai’s legal team. It is in response to a press statement issued by ICPC on March 2, 2026, which El-Rufai’s lawyers describe as “reckless, defamatory, and legally untenable.” The former governor and his legal team have accused ICPC of engaging in a media trial instead of following proper legal proc...