The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has raised fresh concerns over the continued detention of Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai.
The former governor is standing trial before the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a nine-count amended charge bordering on alleged abuse of office, fraud, irregular award and execution of public contracts, money laundering, conferring undue advantage and unlawful handling of public funds during his tenure as Kaduna State governor.
He is also facing a five-count amended charge instituted by the Department of State Services (DSS) over allegations of unlawfully taping of telephone conversations linked to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
The SCSN, in a statement signed by its Secretary General, Nafiu Baba Ahmad, said El-Rufai, like every other Nigerian, is entitled to his fundamental rights and presumed innocent until proven guilty by court.
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