ICPC confirms El-Rufai in custody over ongoing investigation
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has confirmed that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, is currently in its custody.
According to reports, the former governor was earlier taken into custody by the Department of State Services (DSS) after spending two nights at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Western Post could not immediately confirm whether the DSS subsequently handed him over to the ICPC as part of the ongoing investigations.
In a statement on Wednesday night, signed by J. Okor Odey, the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Communications, the ICPC said El-Rufai is being held in connection with ongoing investigations.
The Commission noted that the former governor of Kaduna State remained in custody as of the close of work on Wednesday.
“The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) writes to state that Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, the former Governor of Kaduna State, is in our custody as at close of work today, Wednesday, the 18th day of February, 2026. Malam Nasiru El-Rufai is in the custody of the Commission in connection with investigations,” the statement read.
On Monday, El-Rufai reportedly presented himself at the EFCC headquarters following an invitation regarding alleged financial improprieties during his tenure as governor between 2015 and 2023.
In 2024, the Kaduna State House of Assembly indicted the former governor over the alleged diversion of N423 billion in public funds and money laundering, and called on anti-graft agencies to investigate him.
