Nigeria, April 20 -- Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has decried a recent media report as a deliberate attempt to criminalise him and trigger his arrest.

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye, the former governor reacted to a report published by The Nation newspaper on Saturday.

Mr Adekeye said the publication allegedly portrayed Mr El-Rufai as the mastermind of an armed invasion of the residence of Mohammed Karage, a principal prosecution witness in the ongoing corruption trial.

According to the report, Mr Karage reported to the police that unidentified armed individuals invaded his home.

However, Mr Adekeye dismissed the report linking his principal to the incident, describing it as "targeted framing"...