Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was detained at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja on Monday night after hours of interrogation over an alleged N432 billion corruption probe. “We are investigating him on the allegations against him by the Kaduna State Assembly,” a senior EFCC source told one of our correspondents. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, accused El-Rufai of attempting to create political tension and divert attention from corruption allegations in Kaduna State. “Former governor El’Rufai claimed that until Dadiyata’s disappearance he didn’t know that anybody with such a name existed. “You’re a good National Security Adviser; honest, bold, courageous and committed to the job.

Source: Punch February 17, 2026 10:37 UTC