El-Rufai’s mother dies in Egypt while receiving medical treatment, as Nasir El-Rufai faces ongoing legal proceedings in Nigeria.

VIDEO: Security agents attempt to arrest El-Rufai at Abuja airport

Muyiwa Adekeye, Media Adviser to former Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday alleged that security agents tried to arrest the former governor.

Adekeye said the attempt occurred when El-Rufai arrived on a flight from Cairo. According to him, the former governor refused to go with the agents because they did not present a formal invitation.

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In a statement, Adekeye added that the agents took El-Rufai’s international passport from one of his aides at the airport.

The statement reads: “Security agents today attempted to arrest Malam Nasir elrufai as he arrived on a flight from Cairo.

“Malam El-Rufai declined to follow them without a formal Invitation. They however snatched his passport from an aide.”

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