ICPC Reveals Sensitive Devices And Documents Seized From El-Rufai’s Residence

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has disclosed the documents and electronic devices allegedly seized from the Abuja residence of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

At a hearing in the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Monday, the anti-graft agency stated that its officials were accompanied by personnel from the Nigeria Police Force, and that the exercise was witnessed by El-Rufai’s wife, Hadiza El-Rufai, and his son, Mohammed El-Rufai.

The ICPC made the disclosure while opposing a ₦1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the former governor, who had challenged what he described as the unlawful arrest, detention, and search of his residence last month.

In court filings, the commission asked the court to dismiss the suit, asserting that its operatives acted under a valid search warrant issued on February 18 and executed the following day, February 19, between 1:37 pm and 3:56 pm at 12 Mambilla Street, Asokoro, Abuja.

Items allegedly recovered include:

• Investor account statements, asset declaration forms, business registration certificates, corporate compliance records, client Know-Your-Customer files, and documents linked to the African Democratic Congress welfare secretary.

• Records of domestic and foreign loans approved by the Kaduna State House of Assembly from 2015 to 2023, and interim investigation reports involving El-Rufai and associates.

• Ecobank Nigeria Plc share certificates, land documents, student financial service papers, valuation reports, deeds of assignment, irrevocable Powers of Attorney for multiple properties, Afri-Venture Capital Company documents, payment mandates, and media/publicity materials from the former governor’s office.

Electronic devices reportedly seized include:

• Nine flash drives, one memory card, seven hard drives, multiple laptops including Apple MacBook Pro and Elumac Book Pro models, mobile phones such as Blackberry, Nokia N95, Toshiba, Samsung IDEOS, Google IDEOS, 18 other devices, and a Remarkable tablet with chargers.

The ICPC stated that all items were properly documented and sealed for forensic analysis.