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Release El-Rufai before Sallah, Atiku tells Tinubu, Uba Sani

Release El-Rufai before Sallah, Atiku tells Tinubu, Uba Sani

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Henry Oduah
Published on 2026-05-15 11:01:03

By Omeiza Ajayi

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked President Bola Tinubu and the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, to immediately release former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.

Condemning his continued detention, especially at a time when Muslims across Nigeria are preparing for the Eid al-Kabir celebrations, as “cruel, unjustifiable, and deeply troubling”, Atiku described the development as a disturbing assault on civil liberties, democratic decency, and the rule of law.

His Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, in a statement on Friday, said the former vice president raised grave concerns about the deployment of state power to intimidate perceived political…

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