Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a N1 billion lawsuit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and others over the alleged unlawful search of his Abuja residence.
Filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the suit is seeking a declaration that the search warrant used to enter his home at No. 12 Mambilla Street, Aso Drive, on February 19 was invalid.
El-Rufai described the warrant as “null and void for lack of particularity, material drafting errors, ambiguity in execution parameters, overbreadth, and absence of probable cause.”
The ex-governor claimed that ICPC and Nigeria Police officers violated his constitutional rights to dignity, personal liberty, fair hearing, and privacy during the operation. He is requesting the court to bar any evidence obtained from the search from being used against him in any investigation or trial.
El-Rufai also seeks an order compelling the ICPC and the Inspector-General of Police to return all items seized from his home, accompanied by a detailed inventory.
He is claiming N1 billion in damages.