Nigeria Must Stop Disregarding Rule of Law, Says El-Rufai After Airport Incident

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 12/02/2026

Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has warned that Nigeria must learn to stop disregarding the rule of law. Recall that security agents on Thursday attempted to arrest El-Rufai upon his arrival at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, from Cairo, Egypt. The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, reportedly seized the former governor’s international passport. Reacting, El-Rufai’s counsel, Ubong Esop Akpan, who demanded immediate return of the passport, threatened legal action against those involved in the operation. The counsel demanded the (…)

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