Court delays hearing in El-Rufai’s N1bn rights case
A court has postponed proceedings in former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s N1bn suit against the ICPC, the Attorney-General of the Federation and the police. El-Rufai says a search of his Abuja residence violated his fundamental rights, according to the case details reported by Premium Times.
A court has postponed proceedings in former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s N1bn suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, the Attorney-General of the Federation and the police, Premium Times Nigeria reported. The case concerns an alleged invasion and search of El-Rufai’s residence at House 12, Mambilla Street, Aso Drive, Abuja, on February 19. In his suit, El-Rufai asked the court to declare that the operation violated his fundamental rights.
He is also seeking N1bn in the case, according to the supplied material. The report does not state the date to which the hearing was postponed or the reason for the delay. It also does not provide the responses of the ICPC, the Attorney-General of the Federation or the police.
Details of the reliefs sought beyond the rights declaration and monetary claim were not included.
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