Folliwing the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai on Friday in Cairo Egypt, former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has been granted temporary bail from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
The decision, according to sources is to enable the former Governor to attend the funeral rites of his the late Hajiya Umma El-Rufai.
Bashir El-Rufai, son of the detained former Governor, in a statement on Friday via 𝕏 wrote: “My beloved great legend of a father (@elrufai) is being released from his unlawful and illegal detention at the hands of one of the most corrupt agencies in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, that is a lame excuse of a pathetic institution. Thank you all for all the support. Our family shall never forget these times. We have overcome, as the El-Rufais.”
Recall, Nasir El-Rufai has been in the custody of the ICPC since February 18, 2026, over alleged financial misappropriations during his tenure as governor of Kaduna state between 2015 and 2023.
The former Governor was denied bail on Tuesday as the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State, adjourned proceedings to March 31st, 2026.
