{"id":2576,"date":"2024-09-17T09:43:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T09:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=2576"},"modified":"2024-09-17T09:43:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T09:43:38","slug":"icpc-arrests-ex-kaduna-governor-finance-commissioner-at-lagos-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2024\/09\/17\/icpc-arrests-ex-kaduna-governor-finance-commissioner-at-lagos-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"ICPC Arrests Ex-Kaduna Governor Finance Commissioner At Lagos Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mvp-content-body-top\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" class=\"left relative\">\n<h3>Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have apprehended Shizzer Joy Nasara Bada, the former Commissioner of Finance and Accountant General under Nasir el-Rufai&#8217;s administration in Kaduna State.<\/h3>\n<p>Bada was reportedly arrested on Sunday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos while attempting to travel abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest comes amid growing suspicions that Bada might be fleeing the country due to ongoing corruption investigations linked to both herself and former Governor el-Rufai.<\/p>\n<p>ICPC officials had reportedly been tracking her movements after receiving intelligence that she might attempt to evade questioning.<\/p>\n<p>This move is part of a broader investigation targeting several high-ranking officials from el-Rufai\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>According to Saharareporters, sources suggest the scrutiny is centered on alleged financial mismanagement during their time in office, with multiple individuals under investigation for their roles.<\/p>\n<p>The Kaduna State House of Assembly recently indicted el-Rufai for allegedly embezzling \u20a6423 billion from the state treasury.<\/p>\n<p>Though the exact charges against Bada have not yet been disclosed, insiders believe they involve significant financial irregularities and misappropriation of public funds.<\/p>\n<p>Bada\u2019s arrest has sparked widespread speculation, with many questioning whether this marks the start of a larger investigation into the former governor\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>The ICPC is expected to release further details as the investigation progresses, potentially revealing the extent of corruption within the previous leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Former Governor el-Rufai, meanwhile, has launched a legal challenge against the Kaduna State House of Assembly after it accused his administration of mismanaging \u20a6432 billion during his eight-year tenure.<\/p>\n<p>His attorney, Abdulhakeem Mustapha, filed a fundamental rights lawsuit in June, seeking to contest the claims made against him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have apprehended Shizzer Joy Nasara Bada, the former Commissioner of Finance and Accountant General under Nasir el-Rufai&#8217;s administration in Kaduna State. Bada&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576\/revisions\/2579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}