Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Thursday reportedly searched the residence of a former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial misconduct during his administration.
The development was disclosed by El-Rufai’s media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, in a post on X on Thursday.
“UPDATE: The residence of Malam Nasir @elrufai was today searched by the ICPC,” Adekeye wrote.
Reacting, a member of El-Rufai’s legal team, Ubong Akpan, described the operation as unlawful and a violation of due process and the former governor’s fundamental rights.
The ICPC has not confirmed the incident.
However, efforts to get an official response from the commission were ongoing as of the time of filing this report.
The search comes amid heightened scrutiny of El-Rufai’s tenure in office.
He has been in ICPC custody since Wednesday night after his release on administrative bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The development follows criminal charges filed by the Federal Government against El-Rufai before the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, over the alleged unlawful interception of the phone communications of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
The three charges, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026, were filed under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Amendment Act, 2024, and the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003.
The charge sheet accused El-Rufai of admitting during a television interview that an unnamed associate unlawfully intercepted the NSA’s phone communications and that he listened to them.
According to the charge sheet, the alleged admission was made on February 13, 2026, when El-Rufai appeared as a guest on Arise TV’s Prime Time programme in Abuja.
In count one, the Federal Government alleged that El-Rufai admitted during the interview that he and his associates unlawfully intercepted the NSA’s phone communications, an offence punishable under Section 12(1) of the Cybercrimes Act. Count two accused him of knowingly associating with an individual who unlawfully intercepted the NSA’s communications without reporting the person to the relevant authorities, contrary to Section 27(b) of the Act.
Count three alleged that El-Rufai and others still at large used technical equipment in Abuja in 2026 to unlawfully intercept the NSA’s communications, an offence punishable under Section 131(2) of the Nigerian Communications Act.
The charges followed El-Rufai’s appearance on Arise TV last Friday, during which he claimed he learned of an alleged plan to arrest him through a leaked conversation from the NSA’s phone.
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