Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Ubong Akpan, counsel to former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has condemned the plot to arrest him (El-Rufai) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the State Security Service (SSS) on Thursday.

He assured that Mr El-Rufai will honour all lawful security invitations, stressing that the former governor will never take the cowardly route of running away from law enforcement.

Mr Akpan said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the were attempts by the operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) to arrest Mr El-Rufai at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja upon his arrival from Egypt.

Mr Akpan described the plot to apprehend his client as "a flagra...