Hon. Mohammed Bello, son of the detained former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC) of denying his father access to his personal physician and evening meal, in what he calls a violation of court orders and basic human rights.
Bello, a House of Representatives member for Kaduna North, made the allegations in a social media post on 15 May 2026, claiming that the former governor’s rights were under sustained assault while in ICPC custody under a court-ordered remand.
According to the lawmaker, El-Rufai’s doctor arrived at the ICPC facility around 3pm to discuss recent medical test results but was blocked by officials, who insisted on written permission from the commission’s chairman. Bello stated that this directly contravened a clear court order granting his father unrestricted access to his doctors.
In a separate incident, he alleged that his stepmother, Aichatou, was turned away at approximately 7pm when she attempted to deliver El-Rufai’s evening meal. ICPC personnel reportedly cited an arbitrary rule barring food deliveries after 6:30pm.
“These acts are an outright assault on the rule of law and a clear violation of our father’s constitutional and human rights,” Bello wrote. “No lawful detention justifies denying medical access or refusing basic family care based on an arbitrary curfew fixed by the ICPC. Shame on them as an institution.”
He demanded that all of El-Rufai’s constitutional rights be fully respected, adding: “We will no longer accept this pattern of intimidation dressed up as protocol. The ICPC must abide by the very laws it claims to enforce.”
The ICPC has yet to issue an official response to the allegations.
