ICPC Shares Details of Some of the Devices, Documents found in El-Rufai’s H6ome

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has shared details of some of the documents and electronic devices found at the Abuja home of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El–Rufai.

At the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Monday, the agency said its officials were joined by Nigeria Police Force officers during the search, which was witnessed by El-Rufai’s wife, Hadiza, and his son, Mohammed.

The ICPC is contesting a ₦1 billion lawsuit filed by the former governor over alleged violations of his rights.

El-Rufai claims he was illegally arrested, detained, and that his home was searched last month.

In court, the ICPC asked for the case to be dismissed, saying its officers acted with a valid search warrant issued on February 18 and carried out the search on February 19 between 1:37 pm and 3:56 pm at 12 Mambilla Street, Asokoro, Abuja.

The items reportedly found include investor account statements, asset declaration forms, business registration certificates, corporate compliance records, client Know-Your-Customer files, documents related to the African Democratic Congress welfare secretary, records of loans approved by the Kaduna State House of Assembly from 2015 to 2023, and interim investigation reports involving El-Rufai and his associates.

Other materials said to be seized include Ecobank Nigeria Plc share certificates, land documents, student financial service papers, valuation reports, deeds of assignment, irrevocable Powers of Attorney for several properties, Afri-Venture Capital Company documents, payment mandates, and media or publicity materials from the former governor’s office.

The electronic devices reportedly found include nine flash drives, one memory card, seven hard drives, several laptops such as Apple MacBook Pro and Elumac Book Pro models, mobile phones like Blackberry, Nokia N95, Toshiba, Samsung IDEOS, Google IDEOS, 18 other devices, and a Remarkable tablet with chargers.

The commission said all the items were recorded and sealed for forensic analysis.