{"id":125632,"date":"2026-02-14T06:17:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=125632"},"modified":"2026-02-14T06:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:17:47","slug":"icpc-invites-el-rufai-for-questioning-after-alleged-arrest-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/icpc-invites-el-rufai-for-questioning-after-alleged-arrest-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"ICPC Invites El-Rufai for Questioning After Alleged Arrest Attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said he will appear before the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on February 18, following an invitation delivered to him a day after what he described as an attempted arrest at the Abuja Airport.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Disclosing the development in a post on X on Friday, El-Rufai alleged that the commission\u2019s letter was served shortly after what he termed a \u201cfutile attempt\u201d to abduct him, linking the invitation to the airport incident.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cYesterday, after the futile attempt to abduct me, the ICPC delivered a letter to invite me to their office,\u201d he wrote, adding that his lawyer had formally responded to confirm his willingness to honour the invitation on Wednesday, 18 February 2026.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ICPC\u2019s move comes days after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) also invited the former governor, signalling intensifying legal scrutiny from Nigeria\u2019s anti-corruption agencies.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sources said operatives of the ICPC attempted to effect his arrest at the Abuja Airport on Thursday, but the effort was reportedly thwarted by his associates who insisted on seeing proper documentation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As of press time, the ICPC had yet to publicly clarify the specific allegations prompting the invitation, with further developments expected in the coming days as the matter unfolds.<\/div>\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>By Oscar Okhifo Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said he will appear before the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on February 18, following an&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":125633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125632","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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