Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has visited a former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and called for the release of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
Atiku disclosed this in a post via his verified X handle on Monday, noting that the visit followed his return to Nigeria after performing a lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
“I led a delegation on a solidarity visit to the former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, following my return to the country on Saturday night from Umrah (lesser Hajj),” he said.
The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party urged authorities to release El-Rufai and others he described as political detainees.
“I wish to serve notice to the authorities detaining former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and all other political detainees to release them henceforth,” he said.
The former vice president added that detention should not be based on political differences.
“No one should be detained simply because they do not share the same ideology or political platform with the government of the day,” Atiku said.
