Security was heightened on Tuesday around the Federal High Court in Kaduna as operatives of various agencies took positions ahead of the arraignment of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over alleged corruption-related offences. According to the commission, the charges border on alleged conversion and possession of public property, as well as money laundering. The commission further revealed that a separate charge, marked KDH/KAD/ICPC/01/26, had been filed against El-Rufai and one Amadu Sule before a Kaduna State High Court. “Similarly, another charge against Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i and one Amadu Sule has been filed before a Kaduna State High Court in the Kaduna Judicial Division. The ICPC stated that both charges were filed on March 18, 2026, noting that the date for arraignment in the state court would be communicated in due course.

Source: Punch March 24, 2026 08:03 UTC