The ICPC releases el-Rufai to attend his mother’s funeral

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been granted interim bail from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Crimes Commission (ICPC).

The release will allow him to participate in the funeral rites of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, who reportedly died in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday.

An aide to the former governor confirmed the release was approved on compassionate grounds following the family’s loss.

Reacting to the development, his son, Bashir el-Rufai, revealed in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account that his father had been released from detention.

He wrote: “My beloved great legend of a father (@elrufai) has been released from his illegal detention at the hands of one of the most corrupt agencies in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which is a weak excuse for a pathetic institution. Thank you all for all the support. Our family will never forget these times. We have overcome, like el-Rufais.”