US EditionICPC recovers alleged wiretapping device from El-Rufai’s residence
- On Monday, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission carried out a raid and seized items at Mallam Nasir El‑Rufai's residence in Abuja while he remains in ICPC custody after EFCC granted bail on February 18, 2026.
- According to El‑Rufai's statement, the family claims the warrant was forged and fraudulently procured by a Magistrate purporting to sit in the FCT High Court, describing the search as `a circus of chicanery`.
- According to El‑Rufai's team, items seized were old discarded personal mobile phones, flash drives and laptops, while the family says the agency's public list falsely suggests espionage equipment.
- El‑Rufai's lawyers have challenged the warrant in a court of competent jurisdiction, arguing that a forged warrant would render the search and evidence inadmissible, the family says.
- The family accuses the ICPC of being 'captured and weaponized' and vows to press legal remedies, expressing faith that the Nigerian judiciary will see through this shameful charade.
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ICPC Says Wiretapping Equipment, Sensitive Documents Recovered from El-Rufai’s Abuja Home
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has listed electronic devices alleged to be capable of intercepting telephone communications and sensitive security documents among items seized during a search of the Abuja residence of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, the agency says in court filings. According to an affidavit filed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, ICPC operatives …
No Wiretapping Equipment Found In El-Rufai’s Residence
Contrary to the news making rounds, the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai’s family has said that no phone-tapping equipment was recovered from the Abuja residence of the former FCT Minister during a search conducted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). New Telegraph recalls that El-Rufai, in February 2026,... The post No Wiretapping Equipment Found In El-Rufai’s Residence – Family appea…
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