Former Governor, El-Rufai on his way to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja...Credit: Muyiwa Adekeye on XThe former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, was, on Wednesday, released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. El-Rufai had arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja around 10 am on Monday for questioning and was held by the commission until Wednesday. “We have released him today, but he was shortly picked up after he was released by ICPC,” a source said. It accused El-Rufai of admitting during a television interview that an unnamed associate unlawfully intercepted the NSA’s phone communications, and he listened to them. “Former governor El-Rufai claimed that until Dadiyata’s disappearance, he did not know anyone by that name.

Source: Punch February 19, 2026 04:08 UTC