AGF asks court to dismiss El-Rufai’s N1bn suit
The AGF has asked a Federal High Court to dismiss a N1bn suit by former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over an ICPC search of his Abuja residence. Read More: https://punchng.com/agf-asks-court-to-dismiss-el-rufais-n1bn-suit/
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has requested the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a N1bn lawsuit filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Fagbemi's legal team argued that El-Rufai failed to provide any reasonable cause of action to support the allegations in the suit, which seeks to declare the search warrant used by the ICPC to enter El-Rufai's Abuja residence invalid.
The lawsuit, filed under case number FHC/ABJ/CS/345/2026, also named the Inspector-General of Police as a respondent, and El-Rufai was seeking N1bn in damages, including N300m for compensatory damages, N400m for exemplary damages, and N100m for litigation costs. The court has adjourned the matter to allow El-Rufai's legal team to respond to the Attorney General's counter-affidavit.
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