ICPC to detain el-Rufai for two more weeks

 

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the extension of the order to detain a former Governor of Kaduna State,  Mallam Nasir el-Rufai for another 14 days.

This is order was granted to enable the anti-graft agency enough time to conclude its investigation into allegations against the former governor, which has now widened.

The latest order, which was granted on Thursday in the presence of el-Rufai’s lawyer, will lapse on March 19th.

But el-Rufai’s counsel, whose application to quash the first remand order was dismissed by a Chief Magistrate Court in Bwari,  has returned to the same court to nullify the latest order.

The trial Chief Magistrate, Okechukwu John Akweke has fixed March 17th to decide whether or not he should set aside the latest detention order.