{"id":115552,"date":"2024-12-05T15:51:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=115552"},"modified":"2024-12-05T15:51:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:51:45","slug":"el-rufais-son-clears-air-on-efcc-raiding-his-kaduna-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/el-rufais-son-clears-air-on-efcc-raiding-his-kaduna-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"El-Rufai\u2019s son clears air on EFCC raiding his Kaduna residence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1817609737225206282\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bello, the eldest son of ex-Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has debunked rumours that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, raided his residence in Kaduna and found monies in different currencies.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1817609737225206282-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe rumours claimed the EFCC discovered $800 million, N700 billion cash, and N1 trillion worth of drugs at his residence in Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Wednesday, Bello described the allegations as \u201cfalse\u201d and a calculated effort to distract his public service.<\/p>\n<p>He also denied that he does not own a house in Kaduna and made it clear their family home is in Unguwar Sarki.<\/p>\n<p>Bello\u2019s statement read: \u201cMy constituents that I represent know what would happen if I was blessed with such figures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those sponsoring these ignorant attacks, I assure you that we will continue to serve the people, and we will continue to enjoy how it annoys them; adding quality, frank, and honest representation is here to stay in Kaduna North.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cThe use of fake news to manipulate public perception and instigate discord, stressing the attempt to connect him to illicit activities through unfounded allegations was not only defamatory but an affront to the principles of justice and fairness.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bello, the eldest son of ex-Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has debunked rumours that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, raided his residence in Kaduna and&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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