El-Rufai to spend second night in EFCC’s custody

The detained former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, will spend his second night at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja.

El-Rufai, who presented himself for questioning over corruption allegations on Monday at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, was held in custody by the anti-graft agency interrogators.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former governor is being grilled over alleged fraud during his tenure from 2015 to 2023.

A source from the EFCC told NAN that El-Rufai will still spend Tuesday night with the commission’s interrogators.

”As I am talking to you now, the former governor is still with our interrogators, and he will be spending the night with them.”

According to the source, the agency would be diligent in its investigation of the allegations levelled against the former governor.

”I can assure you that EFCC will do its job professionally by attending to all issues raised against him.”

The source, who could not confirm when he would be released or charged to court, said that it depended on the progress of investigations.

El-Rufai’s media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, had also confirmed the development in a statement, noting that the former governor honoured the commission’s invitation and held discussions with its officials.

According to him, El-Rufai had a frank and fruitful interaction with EFCC investigators.

He added that his legal team described the officials’ conduct as professional.

Adekeye noted that the former governor remained with the commission after the engagement on Monday.

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