A fellow of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Professor Udenta Udenta, has stated that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai, should not remain in detention indefinitely on account of ongoing investigations.
Udenta made this known on Wednesday during an interview on Prime Time, a programme on Arise Television.
He argued that El Rufai should be presumed innocent, noting that investigations can continue without keeping him in custody.
He also suggested alternative measures such as restricting his movement or seizing his passport.
“You cannot keep a man in perpetuity in detention because you are doing investigation. That is injustice,” he said.
El Rufai has been in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission since his return from Egypt.
He is facing allegations of wire tapping the office of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and was subsequently arraigned in another court in Kaduna State.
