There is plot to arrest me- El- Rufai alleges

Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that the federal government led by the All Progressives Congress (APC) may be planning to arrest him.

El-Rufai, now a chieftain of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), claimed that political pressure is being mounted on politicians to either defect to the ruling APC or remain within the party.

He made the allegation during an interview with BBC Hausa on Wednesday.

The former governor, who has intensified his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and the APC under which he governed Kaduna State for eight years, said although he has not been arrested, several of his close associates have already been detained.

“Four people we worked with in Kaduna have been arrested; so it’s only a matter of time before they come for me too,” El-Rufai said.

His comments come amid the arrest and ongoing trial of former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, who is currently in custody.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused Malami of offences including abuse of office and money laundering. Authorities later re-arrested him over alleged involvement in terrorism financing.

Malami, a prominent figure in opposition to President Tinubu, has denied all allegations, describing them as a political witch-hunt following his defection from the APC to the ADC.