Nigeria, May 16 -- The family of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Friday accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of denying him access to food and medical care in detention.

The allegation was contained in a statement issued by his son, Mohammed El-Rufai, who described the development as "an outright assault on the rule of law" and a violation of the former governor's constitutional rights. Mohammed is a member of the House of Representatives.

According to the lawmaker, two incidents occurred on Thursday at the ICPC headquarters involving El-Rufai's doctor and wife.

He said the former governor's personal doctor visited the anti-graft agency around 3 p.m. to discuss the outc...