Concerns As El-Rufai Suffers Overnight Nosebleed In Detention

Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, suffered an overnight nosebleed while in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Recall that El-Rufai voluntarily presented himself at the EFCC headquarters on February 16 in response to an invitation from the anti-graft agency.

On February 18, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) took El-Rufai into custody after the EFCC released him.

The anti-graft agencies are probing El-Rufai over alleged financial improprieties during his tenure as governor of Kaduna state between 2015 and 2023.

Naija News reports that El-Rufai’s media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, in a statement issued on Monday night, stated that EFCC also prevented the former governor from receiving a meal directly from his wife on February 17.

According to Adekeye, El-Rufai’s legal team has not been shown any remand order authorising his continued detention beyond 48 hours without charge.

He said El-Rufai’s legal team and family are having difficulties in securing access to him in detention.

The statement read, “One of his wives was not allowed to deliver his meal directly to him on the evening of 17th February, but was asked to pass it to him through one of the commission’s personnel. His lawyers have reported that he suffered an overnight episode of bleeding from his nose.”