El-Rufai spends second night in EFCC’s custody

A detained former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has spent his second night in custody at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja.

El-Rufai presented himself for questioning over corruption allegations on Monday at the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former governor is being grilled over alleged fraud during his tenure as governor from 2015 to 2023.

A source from the EFCC told NAN on Tuesday that El-Rufai will still spend Tuesday night with the commission’s interrogators.

The source said: “As I am talking to you now, the former governor is still with our interrogators and he will be spending the night with them.”

According to the source, the agency would be diligent in its investigation over the allegations levelled against the former governor.

The source said: “I can assure you that EFCC will do its job professionally by attending to all issues raised against him.”

The source, who could not confirm when he would be released or charged to court, said it depended on the progress of investigations.

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El-Rufai’s media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, also confirmed the development in a statement, noting that the former governor honoured the commission’s invitation and held discussions with its officials.

According to him, El-Rufai had a frank and fruitful interaction with EFCC investigators.

He added that his legal team described the officials’ conduct as professional.

Adekeye noted that the former governor remained with the commission after the engagement on Monday.

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