US EditionNigeria: El-Rufai Files N1bn Suit Against ICPC Over Alleged Unlawful Home Raid
El-Rufai seeks to void a flawed search warrant and recover N1 billion in damages, citing violations of his constitutional rights and unlawful evidence seizure.
- Federal High Court in Abuja shows El-Rufai filed a suit over an unlawful search at No. 12 Mambilla Street, following the February 19 search, and asks to declare the warrant invalid.
- Citing drafting defects, his team noted the warrant was `null and void` due to lack of particularity and errors in the address, date and district, his lawyer argued it failed legal requirements.
- Seeking immediate remedies, the suit requests the court to declare the warrant invalid and to compel the ICPC and the IGP to return all seized items and provide a detailed inventory.
- A senior aide's affidavit states officers seized personal documents and electronic devices without lawful authority, causing humiliation and psychological trauma, while the suit itemises N300 million, N400 million, and N300 million for damages.
- He asks the court to declare the warrant invalid and seeks N1 billion in damages at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
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Nigeria: El-Rufai Files N1bn Suit Against ICPC Over Alleged Unlawful Home Raid
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the alleged unlawful invasion and search of his Abuja residence.
El-Rufai sues ICPC, magistrate, others for N1 billion over raid on his Abuja residence
Mr El-Rufai also urged the court to hold that any evidence obtained by the ICPC and others pursuant to the allegedly defective warrant is inadmissible in any proceedings against him. The post El-Rufai sues ICPC, magistrate, others for N1 billion over raid on his Abuja residence appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
El-Rufai sues ICPC, others for N1bn over alleged illegal home search
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a N1 billion lawsuit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and others, alleging an unlawful invasion of his Abuja residence. In the suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, El-Rufai is asking the court to declare that the search warrant used to enter his home was invalid. He described the warrant as “null and void for lack of particula…
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