El-Rufai’s son raises alarm over alleged treatment of his father

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Hon. Mohammed Bello Elrufai, son of the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has demanded that all the constitutional rights of his father be respected.

El-Rufai, who represents Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, stated in a press statement shared on his verified Facebook page that the family had witnessed two separate but serious violations of his father’s fundamental rights.

According to him, their father, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s personal doctor visited the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission at about 3pm to discuss the results of recent medical tests, but officials of the agency prevented the doctor from seeing him, insisting that written approval from the ICPC Chairman was required.

According to him, the action violated an existing court order granting his father unrestricted access to his doctors.

“Second, his wife, Aunty Aichatou, brought his evening meal at around 7pm as she normally does. ICPC personnel turned her away, saying they had orders not to permit food deliveries after 6:30pm, ‘ he wrote.

According to him, the arbitrary rules amount to direct assaults on the rule of law and a violation of their father’s constitutional and human rights.

The statement alleged that no lawful detention should justify denying medical access or preventing basic family care based on what it described as an arbitrary curfew imposed by the ICPC.

“We demand that all his constitutional rights be fully respected. We will no longer accept this pattern of intimidation dressed up as protocol,” he said.

According to him, the ICPC must comply with the same laws it is expected to enforce.

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