Nigeria, July 9 -- Asiya el-Rufai, one of the wives of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai, has alleged that political forces are behind her husband's continued detention, describing the bail conditions imposed by the courts as difficult to fulfil.

Speaking on Arise Television on Wednesday, Asiya said the conditions attached to the former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister's bail applications in Kaduna and Abuja were unrealistic and appeared designed to keep him in custody.

She explained that one of the bail conditions imposed by the Federal High Court in Kaduna required an attestation letter from the Kaduna Traditional Council, but the council declined to issue the document without giving any reason.

According to her, J...