US EditionNigeria: Tight Security As El-Rufai Appears in Court Over Alleged Money Laundering
El-Rufai faces multiple corruption charges including money laundering and abuse of office in two separate cases filed by the ICPC on March 18, 2026.
- On Tuesday, the ICPC will arraign Malam Nasir El-Rufai, former Governor of Kaduna State, and Joel Adoga at the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Kaduna Judicial Division.
- On 18th March 2026, the ICPC filed case number FHC/KD/73/2026, alleging public property conversion, money laundering, abuse of office, fraud, and conferring undue advantage.
- Earlier this year, the EFCC questioned Malam Nasir El-Rufai for 48 hours before transferring him to ICPC custody, which also filed a case at Kaduna State High Court naming him and Amadu Sule under KDH/KAD/ICPC/01/26.
- The ICPC confirmed that El-Rufai has been duly served and emphasized adherence to due process in a notice signed by John Okor Odey on Monday.
- The Kaduna State High Court will communicate the date for El-Rufai's arraignment, the ICPC said, once it is determined by the court.
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Nigeria: Tight Security As El-Rufai Appears in Court Over Alleged Money Laundering
Security was on Tuesday beefed up around the Federal High Court of Nigeria sitting in Kaduna as operatives of multiple agencies took strategic positions ahead of the arraignment of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over alleged corruption-related offences.
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News360 Info - Breaking News, Nigerian News and Multimedia, World News.ICPC to arraign Nasir El-Rufai at federal high court Kaduna
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has announced that the former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai , alongside Joel Adoga, will be arraigned at the Federal High Court of Nigeria in the Kaduna Judicial Division on Tuesday, 24th March 2026. This notice was signed by John Okor Odey, Head, Media and Public Communications on Monday. The case, filed under suit number FHC/KD/73/2026, includes cha…
ICPC To Arraign El-Rufai In Kaduna
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced that it will arraign former Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i, on Tuesday. El-Rufai has been in detention since he honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on February 16, 2026. The EFCC had grilled him for 48 hours before the ICPC moved him into its custody. El-Rufai’s prolonged detention had sparked outrage, with many grou…
Nigeria: El-Rufai’s bail application adjourned until March 31
The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Tuesday adjourned hearing in the bail application filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, until March 31. The presiding Judge, Justice Rilwanu Aikawa fixed the date after listening to arguments from both the defence and prosecution. El-Rufai was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged conversion…
El-Rufai Pleads Not Guilty to Alleged Money Laundering Charges - Security News Alert
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has pleaded not guilty to a ten-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering. The plea was entered before the Federal High Court, where the case was brought against the former governor. Following his arraignment, the court adjourned the matter to March 31, 2026, for the commencement of the trial. […] The post El-Rufai Pleads Not Guilty to Alleged Money Laundering Charges first appeared on Secur…
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