Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has visited a former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and called for the release of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party urged authorities to release El-Rufai and others he described as political detainees. “I wish to serve notice to the authorities detaining former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and all other political detainees to release them henceforth,” he said. “No one should be detained simply because they do not share the same ideology or political platform with the government of the day,” Atiku said. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik admitted several documents as exhibits, including account statements and letters from banks, as the trial proceeded.

Source: Punch March 23, 2026 15:04 UTC