El-Rufai Links Arrest of Top Ally to Defection from APC to SDP, Shares Details
- Nasir El-Rufai has alleged that Governor Uba Sani's government masterminded the kidnap of his former commissioner, Jafaru Sani
- He also alleged that the arrest of Jafaru Sani, a former commissioner in his administration, was politically motivated due to his resignation from the APC and defection to the SDP
- El-Rufai shared how Sani was detained after he was reportedly abducted by individuals who allegedly posed as police officers
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A former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that the arrest of Jafaru Sani, a commissioner in his administration, was due to political decisions, including his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and subsequent defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
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The former Kaduna governor asserted that Jafaru Sani was taken away in broad daylight by persons falsely presenting themselves as police officers.
El-Rufai made this claim via a statement released on his X page on Thursday, March 13.
According to him, the incident mirrored a previous case involving another of his former officials, Bashir Saidu, who was allegedly detained for 50 days before being granted bail.
"KADUNA UPDATE: Our colleague and versatile former commissioner during the El-Rufai Administration - Mallam Jafaru Sani has been abducted in Kaduna by Uba Sani’s kidnapping gang claiming to be the police, this afternoon!
"Jafaru was remanded in prison custody by a magistrate without any police first information report or charges by the State Ministry of Justice," El-Rufai declared.
El-Rufai questions Jafaru Sani's arrest
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Speaking further, El-Rufai noted that Jafaru Sani was later remanded in prison custody by a magistrate without any formal charges or a First Information Report (FIR) from the police or the Kaduna state Ministry of Justice.
The former governor noted that Jafaru was now facing money laundering charges — an offense he argued was beyond the jurisdiction of the state judiciary and police.
El-Rufai tweeted:
“Jafaru was remanded in prison custody by a magistrate without any police first information report or charges by the State Ministry of Justice.
“On inquiry, we have learned that Jafaru is being charged with money laundering – a federal offense that neither the State Judiciary or even the Police have jurisdiction to adjudicate or investigate.
“Jafaru’s real crime is his resignation from the APC, and joining the SDP – and having been proposed by he as the replacement ministerial nominee representing Kaduna State in August 2023.
“The tactics are similar to those used against another colleague of ours – Bashir Saidu when he was abducted on the 31st of December, 2024, and kept in captivity for 50 days before he was released on bail."
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El-Rufai: Benue gov dispels defection rumours to SDP
In another development, Legit.ng reported that Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue state has said that he would not leave the APC for the SDP.
In a statement by his chief press secretary (CPS), Tersoo Kula, on Wednesday, March 12, the Benue governor stated that he had never contemplated leaving the party that brought him to office.
Alia stated that those spreading such "falsehoods" on social media were merely attempting to sow discord between him and President Bola Tinubu.
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