MURIC REQUESTS TO VISIT EL-RUFAI IN ICPC CUSTODY

                      MUSLIM RIGHTS CONCERN (MURIC)

‎هيئة حقوق المسلمين

‎Motto: Dialogue, Not Violence

‎‎18th August 2026

 

‎‎PRESS RELEASE:

‎‎MURIC REQUESTS TO VISIT EL-RUFAI IN ICPC CUSTODY

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‎A Muslim civil liberties group has made a formal request to visit Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the former Governor of Kaduna State.

‎‎In a letter submitted to the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) today, Tuesday, 18th August, 2026 by the Abuja branch chairman of MURIC, the human rights group listed the names of its three-man delegation that will visit El-Rufai as Professor Ishaq Akintola, Executive Director, Ustadh Yunus Salahudeen, chairman, Abuja branch as well as the branch assistant secretary, Shehu Ahmad Lemu.

‎‎It will be recalled that El-Rufai has been in ICPC custody since Monday, 16th February, 2026 and he has already spent approximately six months and two days by today (18th August, 2026) when MURIC submitted its letter requesting to visit him.

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‎Professor Ishaq Akintola,

‎Founder/Executive Director,

‎Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC).