Nigeria, July 27 -- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has petitioned the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), seeking the professional sanction of Bello Abubakar, the oncologist accused of forging the medical report used to seek bail for former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

In a letter to the Medical and Dental Practitioners' Investigation Panel, the anti-graft agency's chairman requested that a formal complaint be lodged against Mr Abubakar for acts of professional misconduct, citing an affidavit dated 7 July 2026 before the High Court of Nasarawa State.

The petition, reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES, urges the panel to conduct "a thorough and swift investigation" into the allegati...