Former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has been granted temporary bail by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), following the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, on Friday.
The temporary freedom is to enable the former governor to perform the funeral rites of his late mother who died in Cairo, Egypt, after a period of sickness.
El-Rufai’s son, Bashir, confirmed his father’s release in a post on his X handle Friday night.
“Alhamdulillah. My beloved great legend of a father (@elrufai) is being released from his unlawful and illegal detention at the hands of one of the most corrupt agencies in the Federal Republic of Nigeria that is a lame excuse of a pathetic institution.
“Thank you all for all the support. Our family shall never forget these times. We have overcome, as the El-Rufai’s always do,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Nasir El-Rufai is currently in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission following his arrest over allegations of corruption and money laundering.
He was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Kaduna on March 24 on a 10-count charge, with the case adjourned until March 31, 2026, for hearing of pending applications, including his bail request.
As of the time of filing this report, details of Hajiya El-Rufai’s burial arrangements had yet to be announced.
The PUNCH