Nigeria, March 10 -- Detained former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai's legal team has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of fabricating narratives linking him to multi-billion-naira properties in Egypt.

The team lead, Ubong Akpan, said this in a statement on Monday, reacting to several news reports alleging that ICPC's investigations had uncovered six real estate assets in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, allegedly linked to Mr El-Rufai.

The reports which relied on anonymous sources stated that three villas and six apartments, allegedly connected with the former governor, were located in highbrow estates and areas in Cairo.

"This fabricated narrative, devoid of verifiable evidence an...