Imran U. Wakili, a popular social media commentator has claimed that the sudden release of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC means he was unfairly detained.
DAILY POST reports that shortly after reports of the death of El-Rufai’s mother, Hajiya Umma on Friday, ICPC released the former governor.
Reacting, Wakili in a post shared on X, claimed that the prolonged detention of the firmer governor was not based on any proven wrongdoing, stating that the authorities only wanted to humiliate him.
According to the social media influencer, the timing of the release shows that there were ulterior motives behind the arrest and detention.
“The sudden release of Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai shows that they were only keeping him to humiliate him, not because he committed any crime,” Wakili wrote.
He added that though the release may indicate “a little conscience,” it also underscores what he described as unjust treatment.