Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has filed fresh criminal charges against former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and seven others over an alleged ₦10.8 billion CCTV project in the state.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said the new case involves fraud and money laundering linked to the failed security project.
Court documents filed at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on 17th April contain 11 counts under the Money Laundering Act.
According to the charges, El-Rufai allegedly approved the award of an ₦8.68 billion contract in 2015 to a company the commission said “lacked the requisite competence,” raising questions about due process.
The ICPC also alleged that large sums of money linked to the project were moved through different individuals and companies between 2017 and 2022.
Some of the firms named include Singularity Network Security Limited and other companies said to have received funds suspected to be proceeds of unlawful acts.
Others listed in the case include former Kaduna government official Jimi Lawal and senior executives linked to IHS Towers.
The commission said the charges form part of ongoing investigations into financial transactions during El-Rufai’s time in office.
This is the third set of charges filed against him since March.
El-Rufai has previously denied wrongdoing in similar cases and is already facing other corruption-related trials involving different state projects.
The new case is expected to come up in court soon as legal proceedings continue.
