Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has claimed that his political opponents are plotting to have him arrested, detained, and tortured in a dungeon within the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).
However, El-Rufai has vowed that he will not be intimidated by such threats.
He said this in response to a warning from an X user, @IU_Wakili, who warned him of plans to arrest him whenever he returns to Nigeria.
“I was reliably informed that there is a plan to arrest (not invite) Mallam Nasir El-Rufai if he comes back to Nigeria with another concocted allegations as usual.
“I am confident El-Rufai will return soon because he has nothing to hide and is not afraid of anyone,” the netizen wrote.
Reacting to the post on Tuesday, the former Governor added that his friends, family and political associates have also been receiving similar threats.
He claimed that his opponents are plotting to force him into self-exile, but he has no intention of giving them that satisfaction.
According to him, he has put all academic programs on hold and is prepared to confront the challenges ahead by spending more time in Nigeria.
He wrote: “I have been hearing these same rumors of arrest, detention and torture in some dungeon in the NSA’s office (where Emefiele was allegedly tortured to resign as CBN governor), since July 2024 when the so-called report of the Kaduna Assembly began circulating.
“They freaked out when we challenged the legality of the premeditated defamation, and went to every length to compromise the judicial process, and this is continuing at the Court of Appeal.
“They have sent such similar messages of intimidation and threats through many of my friends, family and political associates because they want me to go on self-imposed exile.
“I will not.
“I have now put all my previous academic and language-learning plans on hold and will spend more time in Nigeria than ever before. Silence is no longer golden. Inaction has never been an option.
“The arrest, detention and torture of perceived political enemies are nothing new in human affairs. I have been arrested and detained thrice in the past for expressing my views of previous governments.
“There is always a morning after the arrest or detention or torture, and political life continues. As for death, it when Allah destines it, and it is ultimate the date of every human.
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“For the attention of the pathetic characters that don’t sleep well whenever I am in Nigeria, take notice that I intend to return in time for the launch of Pres IBB’s memoirs, in sha Allah, scheduled for 20th February.
“We depend on no one but Allah. We fear no mortal but Almighty Allah. We always hope for the best but plan for the worst.”
Reports indicate that El-Rufai and the camp of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, have been engaged in a heated war of words.
This follows a viral TikTok video in which Hajia Naja’atu Muhammad, a former Commissioner at the Police Service Commission (PSC), claimed that Ribadu once described Bola Tinubu as corrupt during his time as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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