He made the allegation in a statement shared on his verified Facebook page, where he said the family had witnessed what he described as two separate but serious breaches of his father’s basic rights while in ICPC custody
A member of the House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, Bello El-Rufai, has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, of violating the constitutional rights of his father, former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
He made the allegation in a statement shared on his verified Facebook page, where he said the family had witnessed what he described as two separate but serious breaches of his father’s basic rights while in ICPC custody.
According to him, the former governor’s personal doctor visited the ICPC office at about 3pm to discuss the results of recent medical tests conducted on him.
He alleged that officials of the commission prevented the doctor from seeing his father, insisting that written approval from the ICPC Chairman was required before any such access could be granted.
He further claimed that the action went against a court order which granted Nasir El-Rufai unrestricted access to his doctors.
Bello El-Rufai also alleged that the former governor’s wife, Aunty Aichatou, was denied access when she brought his evening meal at about 7pm.
He said ICPC officials told her that they had instructions not to accept food deliveries after 6:30pm.
According to him, the actions amounted to a violation of the rule of law and an infringement on his father’s constitutional and human rights.
He argued that no lawful detention justifies the denial of medical access or basic family care based on internal administrative rules.
“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.
He added that the ICPC must operate strictly within the limits of the law it is empowered to enforce.
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