Bashir El-Rufai, the son of embattled former governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai, has described the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, as “the most corrupt agency in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
Bashir made the remark on Friday while announcing the release of his father on bail by the ICPC.
Chronicle NG reports that the former governor of Kaduna State has been granted temporary bail by ICPC following the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, on Friday.
The former governor’s temporary freedom is intended to allow him to fulfill the funeral ceremonies for his late mother, who died in Cairo, Egypt, following a long illness.
Announcing his father’s release in a post on his X account Friday night, he wrote, “Alhamdulillah. My beloved, legendary father (@elrufai) is being released from his unlawful and illegal detention at the hands of one of the most corrupt agency in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which is a lame excuse for a pathetic institution.
“Thank you all for all the support. Our family shall never forget these times. We have overcome, as the El-Rufai’s always do,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Nasir El-Rufai is in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission after being arrested on corruption and money-laundering charges.
He was charged before a Federal High Court in Kaduna on March 24 on a 10-count indictment, and the case was adjourned until March 31, 2026, to hear pending petitions, including his bail request.
The burial plans for Hajiya El-Rufai had not yet been revealed at the time of reporting this article.
