US EditionCourt Adjourns El-Rufai’s N1bn Suit Against ICPC Until March 25
El-Rufai claims ICPC violated his rights during a Feb. 19 search at his Abuja home and seeks N1 billion in damages, with the court hearing adjourned to March 25.
- On Mar 11, 2026 the Federal High Court in Abuja adjourned Nasir El‑Rufai's fundamental‑rights suit against ICPC and four others until March 25 for hearing.
- El‑Rufai's originating motion, filed Feb. 20, alleges the Feb. 19 search violated his rights under Sections 34, 35, 36 and 37 of the Constitution. The court adjourned until March 25.
- The ICPC said it received a petition and relied on a warrant executed on Feb. 19 at 12 Mambilla Street, with witnesses present, after its issuance on Feb. 18.
- El‑Rufai seeks N1,000,000,000.00 in damages along with injunctions to bar respondents from using seized items and immediate return of all seized property with a detailed inventory.
- With some respondents unrepresented, the court adjourned to let parties regularise processes while ICPC urged dismissal, and the Chief Magistrate and the AGF were ordered to be served.
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Again, court reschedules hearing of El-Rufai’s N1bn suit against ICPC, others
The suit suffered a setback on 3 March due to the absence of lawyers to the parties except Mr El-Rufai, making Wednesday the second time hearing of the suit has stalled in eight days. The post Again, court reschedules hearing of El-Rufai’s N1bn suit against ICPC, others appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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IGP Asks Court to Dismiss El-Rufai Suit on Abuja Residence Search, Says Warrant was Valid
The inspector-general of police (IGP) has asked the federal high court in Abuja to dismiss the enforcement suit filed by Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state. El-Rufai had challenged the search of his Abuja residence by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on February 19. The former governor argued that the search warrant executed by security operatives was invalid. He sought a court order to …
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