The embattled former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has been released from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
Following his release, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrived at his Abuja residence.
He was received upon arrival by family members and associates and has started receiving visitors who came on condolence visits over his mother’s death.
It would be recalled that the former Governor was reportedly granted temporary bail from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
This was confirmed in a now-deleted statement on Friday via 𝕏 by his son, Bashir El-Rufai.
He wrote: “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-Rufais.”
the former Governor was released to enable him to attend the funeral rites of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, who died in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday.
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