Nigeria, March 24 -- Heavily armed operatives from the Department of State Services, Nigeria Police Force, Mobile Police Force, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were deployed to strategic locations around the court premises at the old Nigerian Defence Academy.

Vehicular movement was restricted, forcing motorists into a single lane from the Ungwan Sarki axis through Kawo, leading to early morning traffic disruptions.

The security buildup followed an announcement by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that El-Rufai would be arraigned on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

In a statement issued on Monday by the commission's Head of Media and Public Communications, John Odey, the agency dis...