Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Security operatives on Wednesday reportedly attempted to arrest former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, shortly after he arrived from Cairo, Egypt.

Muyiwa Adekeye, Mr El-Rufai's media aide, stated in a post on X that security agents approached the former governor immediately after he disembarked from his flight.

According to him, Mr El-Rufai declined to accompany the operatives, insisting that he had not been formally invited for questioning.

A video seen by PREMIUM TIMES showed supporters of the former governor at the airport chanting solidarity songs and forming a protective ring around him.

In a brief exchange with PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, Mr El-Rufai ...