Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was on Monday present at the Federal High Court in Kaduna as proceedings resumed in the corruption case instituted against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
The former governor arrived at the court premises in the morning under the watch of security personnel. Officials of the ICPC, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), and officers of the Nigeria Police Force were also seen around the court complex as the matter came up for hearing.
The ongoing trial centres on allegations of abuse of office, fraud and financial misconduct linked to El-Rufai’s time in office as Kaduna State governor.
The anti-graft agency has accused him of approving and releasing public funds for projects that were either not executed or were allegedly handled outside due process.
El-Rufai has consistently denied the allegations. He has maintained that he committed no offence
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