The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has confirmed plans to arraign former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai before a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Tuesday.
In a statement issued on Monday, ICPC spokesperson John Okor Odey said the charges, filed on 18 March, relate to alleged conversion and possession of public property, as well as money laundering, adding that El-Rufai is to be arraigned alongside Joel Adoga.
The commission also disclosed that a separate case has been filed against the former governor at a Kaduna State High Court, involving allegations of abuse of office, fraud and intent to commit fraud to confer undue advantage.
It disclosed that the date for that arraignment will be communicated by the court in due course.
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According to the ICPC, another charge, numbered KDH/KAD/ICPC/01/26, has also been instituted before a Kaduna State High Court in the Kaduna Judicial Division against El-Rufai and one Amadu Sule of LEDA.
The commission stressed that El-Rufai has been duly served with both the federal and state charges filed on the same date.
The development follows El-Rufai’s transfer to ICPC custody after his release by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in February.
On 5 March, a magistrates’ court approved a 14-day extension of his remand, extending his detention beyond an initial order.
The prolonged custody has drawn criticism, particularly from opposition figures, who have urged authorities to either file charges or grant his release.
In response, El-Rufai filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging the legality of the search of his residence by the ICPC and the remand order issued on 19 February.
The suit lists the ICPC, the magistrate who authorised the remand, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) as respondents.
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