El-Rufai sues ICPC, magistrate, others for N1 billion over raid on his Abuja residence
Naija News • 6d ago
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and others, including a magistrate, over a recent reported raid on his Abuja residence.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/345/2026, was filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
In the originating motion filed on Friday (20 February) on his behalf by his lawyer, Oluwole Iyamu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on Friday (20 February), Mr El-Rufai sued ICPC alongside the Chief Magistrate, Magistrate’s Court of the FCT, Abuja Magisterial District; the Inspector-General of Police and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).
Mr El-Rufai asked the court to...