BREAKING: Nigerian Anti-Corruption Body, ICPC Grills Former Governor El-Rufai’s Ex-Aide, Jimi Lawal Over Alleged N11Billion Fraud

Jimi Lawal, erstwhile Special Adviser to contiguous past Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has been detained by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) implicit alleged phoney Light Rail Project valued astatine N11 billion.

Lawal is presently being grilled by ICPC interrogators astatine the commission’s headquarters, successful Abuja, SaharaReporters tin confirm.

It was learnt that determination was nary declaration record for the implementation of the purported airy obstruction but it was allegedly paid for successful full.

Lawal appeared earlier ICPC squad of investigators connected Wednesday. 

The commission’s spokesperson Demola Bakare confirmed to SaharaReporters connected Thursday greeting that Lawal was inactive with them. 

"Yes, Lawal is inactive with us, helium came successful connected Wednesday evening and helium volition beryllium released erstwhile helium meets his bail condition," the spokesperson said. 

Lawal was elder advisor and counsellor connected the Kaduna Economic Development Council from 2019 to 2023. He besides served arsenic El-Rufai’s peculiar advisor successful the erstwhile governor’s archetypal term.

In a missive dated August 12, the ICPC slated Lawal’s interrogation for Wednesday, aft the erstwhile adjutant requested for a rescheduling owed to the nationwide protest.

“Pursuant to the proviso of Section 28(1)(a) and (b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and your petition to reschedule the interrogation to a aboriginal day owed to the nationwide protest,” the missive reads.

“Also, you are requested to travel on with the pursuing documents: i. Copy of appointment/engagement missive with Kaduna State Government from 2015-2023. ii. Details of each companies associated to you. iii. Statement of each slope accounts from 2015 to 2023 (soft and hard copies). iv. Schedules of each your investments to date. v. Any different applicable document(s).”