Former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has raised the alarm that the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government may soon send security forces to arrest him.
El-Rufai, who in 2025 defected from the APC to the opposition African Democratic Congress, also alleged that political pressure is forcing some politicians to defect to the ruling party or stay put in it.
He made these allegations in an interview with BBC Hausa Service on Wednesday.
The former governor, who has recently upped his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and the APC under which he was governor for eight years, said although he had not yet been arrested, some of his close associates have been detained.
El-Rufai added, “Four people we worked with in Kaduna have been arrested; so it’s only a matter of time before they come for me too.”
He spoke on the heels of the arrest and ongoing trial of Nigeria’s former Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami, who remains in custody.
The anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has accused Malami of corruption offences, including abuse of office and money laundering.
The former AGF was later rearrested and charged for involvement in terrorism financing.
Malami, regarded as a key figure in opposition to President Tinubu, has denied all allegations.
He described the charges preferred against him as political witch-hunt following his defection from the ruling APC to the opposition coalition ADC.
