El-Rufai’s lawyer dares security operatives to arrest him, risks lawsuit

The law office of Ubong Akpan has threatened lawsuit against security operatives if they arrest the former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai after attempted to arrest him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Thursday upon his arrival from Cairo, Egypt.

In a statement issued and signed by the principal partner of Ubong Akpan and Co. demanded a stop to a planned arrest of El-Rufai and urged the DSS to return his international passport which was seized on Thursday at the Airport.

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He described the attempt on El-Rufai as illegal and vowed to drag individual and agencies involved to court, if further attempt is made to arrest his client.

Part of the statement reads: “We demand the immediate and unconditional cessation of all unlawful efforts to detain Malam El-Rufai, the immediate return of his stolen passport, and a formal apology for this egregious infringement on his dignity and rights,” Akpan said.

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Akpan acknowledged the invitation to El-Rufai, which he said would be honoured and that will be voluntary and not forceful.

“Let it be publicly clear: Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai will never take the cowardly route of running away from law enforcement. He will honour, without preconditions, all legitimate law-enforcement summons,” he stated.

“Legal action will be pursued against all persons and agencies responsible for this unconstitutional conduct.

“The judiciary remains the ultimate arbiter, and we shall seek redress through all available legal channels to protect the sanctity of the law,” he said.

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