Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a fresh N10 billion lawsuit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), alleging that the agency has prevented his wife and son from visiting him while in custody.
The suit, filed through his lawyer, Ubong Akpan, also names the ICPC Chairman and the Attorney-General of the Federation as defendants.
The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1852/2026, was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on August 13, 2026.
El-Rufai is seeking several declarations and orders, including a declaration that his fundamental human rights remain protected despite his detention.
He alleged that repeated denial of access to his wife, Aichatou Asabe, and son, Abba El-Rufai, had prevented them from providing him with food, medication and other necessities.
According to the former governor, the alleged actions of ICPC officials violated his rights to dignity and private and family life under the 1999 Constitution and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
He also alleged that ICPC officers physically restrained and intimidated his wife and son on July 7, describing the incident as an unlawful interference with his family relationship.
El-Rufai is asking the court to order the ICPC to grant him unhindered and reasonable access to his family members and legal representatives throughout his detention.
In an affidavit supporting the case, his Principal Secretary, Mohammed Shaba, said El-Rufai’s wife had previously visited him regularly and provided food, medication, clothing and other personal necessities.
Shaba further stated that the Federal High Court in Kaduna had earlier ordered the ICPC to allow El-Rufai access to his lawyers and personal physicians whenever necessary.
El-Rufai maintained that detainees should not be held incommunicado and that the ICPC remains subject to judicial oversight regarding the conditions of his detention.
The former governor is currently being detained by the ICPC in connection with a criminal case pending before the Federal High Court in Kaduna.
The allegations contained in the suit remain subject to determination by the court.
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