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Reason0202026

Scandal

Kaduna State CCTV Security Project

Project to install a state-wide CCTV security network in Kaduna under the El-Rufai administration. The ICPC's 17 April 2026 11-count charge alleges the ₦8.68bn contract was awarded in December 2015 to a company lacking the requisite competence; that subsequent flows passed through Singularity Network Security Limited and other firms between 2017 and 2022; and that El-Rufai's son Bashir El-Rufai was mentioned in the allegations but not listed as a defendant. Senior executives of IHS Towers are among the named defendants alongside Jimi Lawal.

Sources

SOURCE-01Guardian (2026-04)
Guardian (2026-04)guardian.ng/news/el-rufai-others-face-fresh-charges-over-botched-n10b-kaduna-cctv-project/
SOURCE-02Naija News (2026-05-01)
Naija News, 1 May 2026www.naijanews.com/2026/05/01/icpc-charges-el-rufai/
SOURCE-03Nigeria Info FM (2026)
Nigeria Info FM, 2026www.nigeriainfo.fm/port-harcourt/news/national/icpc-files-fresh-charges-against-el-rufai-over-%E2%82%A610-8bn-kaduna-cctv-project/

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