adsAichatou El-Rufai, wife of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has slammed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission with a N2bn defamation suit over alleged damaging statements made against her by the anti-graft agency.
Aichatou, through her legal representatives, had issued the notice to the chairman of the commission following the publication of a press statement titled, “Clarification on the Access Control Protocol at ICPC Headquarters, Abuja,” released on May 18, 2026.
According to the notice, the legal team argued that parts of the statement, which was read by John Odey, ICPC spokesperson, were defamatory and had caused serious damage to her reputation and public image.
The lawyers specifically objected to the commission’s description of Aichatou as “a woman who identified herself as the wife of a defendant,” arguing that the wording cast doubt on her status as the lawful wife of the former governor.
They further maintained that the commission’s claim that her earlier allegations were “false and misleading” portrayed her as dishonest and deceptive, thereby injuring her reputation in the eyes of the public.adsads
