Controversy Deepens: Ogwuche Reveals Conditions To Pursue El-Rufai Over Alleged Surveillance Of Ribadu

El-Rufai had admitted that he and others listened in on Ribadu’s phone calls after the interception.

However, Ogwuche, President of the Campaign for Social Justice and Constitutional Democracy in Africa, told Arise Television on Wednesday that El-Rufai could only be held responsible if he acted as an accessory or was part of a conspiracy.

He explained, “I still have some reservations in the sense that El-Rufai may not be the actual person to be held responsible or culpable for that crime. Except if he is an accessory after the fact, or if there has been a conspiracy on his part, because he said he got knowledge about the interception. It depends on the fallout of the investigation, which must be thorough and based on solid grounds to attract proper judicial scrutiny.”

Meanwhile, El-Rufai was released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday after several days of questioning.

Reports, however, indicate that he was soon taken into custody by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

Sources at the EFCC confirmed to The Punch that while El-Rufai had been released, he was immediately detained by ICPC. “We released him today, but he was shortly picked up after by ICPC,” a source said.