By our reporter 21.6.2026
While former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai languish in detention his wives Asia and Aisattou El-Rufai, have alleged that government agents are monitoring their every movement and have also bugged their phones.
Asia El-Rufai who is the second wife of the former Federal Capital Territory minister stated that the family is in danger, and the government should hold responsible should any calamity befall them.
“They are following me and Aisattou, let the world know that if anything happens to us the Government should explain. Our phones are bugged… our lives are in danger,” she wrote on her Facebook social media platform.
El-Rufai troubles with the government of President Bola Tinubu began on February 12, 2026, when admitted that the phones line of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu had been hacked into by unknown persons and he had the privilege of listening to some of his secret conversations ordering his arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, when he returned from Egypt.
El Rufai was later charged to court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission
on a nine-count charge bordering on advance fee fraud, money laundering, and procurement violations before the Kaduna State High Court, where he was remanded in custody.
On April 14, 2026, Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Kaduna granted El-Rufai bail of ₦200 million with strict conditions. However, a separate bail application at the Kaduna State High Court was rejected over concerns about his political influence.
The case has since been delayed by procedural issues and disputes involving some co-defendants. On June 15, 2026, the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna adjourned the trial and fixed June 24, 2026, for further proceedings.