I will only speak in court – El-Rufai breaks silence on ICPC probe

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has explained wherefore helium declined to reply questions from the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, describing his soundlessness arsenic a law close alternatively than an enactment of defiance.

El-Rufai, who is presently nether probe by the anti-graft agency, submitted 2 handwritten statements to ICPC officers connected February 19 and 20, 2026, portion nether caution and successful the beingness of his lawyer, Ubong E. Akpan.

In the statements, the erstwhile politician maintained that the probe against him was politically motivated and insisted that helium would lone code immoderate allegations earlier a tribunal of law.

He argued that aft astir 2 years of investigations, the committee should contiguous its findings earlier a judicial tribunal alternatively of continuing to question him.

In his archetypal connection dated February 19, the erstwhile politician wrote: “I person work the supra cautionary connection and I recognize its meaning and implication. I privation to voluntarily state, successful the beingness of my lawyer, Ubong Akpan, Esq., from the chambers of Ubong Akpan.

“My sanction is Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai. I was calved successful Dandawa, Katsina State, successful 1...