In the notice, Mrs El-Rufai also accused the anti-corruption agency of suggesting that she had contradicted herself over claims that her husband was denied food while in custody.
A fresh legal battle has erupted between Aichatou El-Rufai, wife of the detained former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), as she threatened to sue the anti-graft agency, demanding N2billion in damages for alleged defamation.
In a pre-action notice filed through her legal representatives, Mrs El-Rufai accused the commission of publishing statements that allegedly tarnished her reputation and portrayed her as dishonest before members of the public.
The dispute followed an ICPC press release dated May 18, 2026, titled, “Clarification on the Access Control Protocol at ICPC Headquarters, Abuja,” which was signed by the commission’s spokesperson, Okor Odey.
According to the notice, the legal team faulted several portions of the statement, insisting that the commission made “false and damaging” claims against Mrs El-Rufai while attempting to defend its handling of visitation procedures at the agency’s Abuja headquarters.
