The family of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of violating his constitutional rights by allegedly denying him access to medical care and restricting food deliveries while in custody.…....
In a statement on Saturday, Mohammed Bello accused the anti-graft agency of a “serious attack” on his father’s basic rights.
“Our father, Mallam Nasir @elrufai, is still being held by the ICPC. Today, 15 May 2026, we witnessed two distinct yet equally serious attacks on his basic rights,” the statement reads.
“First, his personal doctor visited the ICPC at about 3pm to discuss the results of medical tests recently conducted on our father.
“Officials at the agency blocked the doctor from seeing him, claiming that written permission from the ICPC chairman was required.”
Mohammed Bello said the move by ICPC operatives “directly flouts a clear court order granting El-Rufai “unrestricted access to his doctors”.
He said his father was also prevented from seeing Aichatou, his second wife, who brought him his evening meal.
“ICPC personnel turned her away, saying they had orders not to permit food deliveries after 6:30pm,” he said.
“This arbitrary rule is no less offensive than blocking his right to medical care.”
El-Rufai’s son described the development as an outright assault on the rule of law and a clear violation of his father’s constitutional and human rights.
“No lawful detention justifies denying medical access or refusing basic family care based on an arbitrary curfew fixed by the ICPC. Shame on them as an institution,” he said.
He said the family demands that all el-Rufai’s constitutional rights be fully respected, adding that “we will no longer accept this pattern of intimidation dressed up as protocol”.
Similarly, El-Rufai’s wife, Assab Aichatou Djibril, in a post on X, on Friday said, “Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s doctor was at the ICPC today, to follow up on medical tests recently taken by his patient.
“The doctor was prevented from seeing him by operatives who insisted that the doctor must present written approval by their chairman. This is a brazen violation of an explicit court order that Mallam Nasir @elrufai must be allowed unfettered access to his medical doctors.
“In addition, I, his wife, brought his dinner as usual at about 7pm today, 15 May 2026. ICPC officials also denied me access, saying that they would not accept delivery of dinner after 6:30pm. This is just as bad as denying his right to medical visitation and we will not stand for it.”