JUST IN: “They’re Planning to Arrest Me” – El-Rufai raises Alarm
Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government may be planning to arrest him.
El-Rufai, now a chieftain of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), also claimed that political pressure is being mounted on some politicians to either defect to the ruling APC or remain within the party.
He made the allegations during an interview with BBC Hausa on Wednesday.
The former governor, who has recently intensified his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and the APC, the platform under which he governed Kaduna State for eight years, said although he has not been arrested, several of his close associates have been detained.
“Four people we worked with in Kaduna have been arrested; so it’s only a matter of time before they come for me too,” El-Rufai said.
His remarks come amid the arrest and ongoing trial of former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, who remains in custody.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused Malami of offences including abuse of office and money laundering. Authorities later rearrested him over alleged involvement in terrorism financing.
Malami, considered a prominent figure in the opposition to President Tinubu, has denied the allegations, describing them as a political witch-hunt following his defection from the APC to the ADC.
