By Muhammad Mamman
The face-off between former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and the Kaduna State Police Command has escalated, with the outspoken politician dragging the matter before the Police Service Commission (PSC).
In a petition made public on Monday, El-Rufai accused the state’s Commissioner of Police and some senior officers of “serial violations of the Police Act, unprofessional conduct, and abuse of office”. He alleged that since assuming office on 30 December 2024, the officials had engaged in actions “unbecoming of their calling.”
The petition, signed by his media aide Muyiwa Adekeye, came after the ex-governor reportedly ignored a police summons last week. El-Rufai argued that his earlier complaint to Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had failed to curb what he called the “egregiously unlawful” behaviour of certain officers.
“The Nigerian Police, warts and all, is the only frontline law enforcement institution we have,” El-Rufai said, stressing that citizens must support the force but also demand accountability from its regulators.
“This laudable goal can only be attained if the Commission’s attention is continuously drawn to the egregious conduct of bad eggs serving interests other than those conferred by law in Section 4 of the Police Act, 2020.”
Although El-Rufai did not provide specific details of the alleged misconduct, sources close to him hinted that the row may be linked to recent police actions in Kaduna believed to have targeted some of his political associates.
The Kaduna Police Command has yet to issue an official reaction. Calls and messages to the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, went unanswered at the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, The Punch reports that the Kaduna Police recently summoned El-Rufai and six top members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over allegations of conspiracy, incitement, mischief, and disturbance of public peace.
A letter dated 4 September 2025 and signed by DCP Uzairu Abdullahi, head of the State Criminal Investigation Department, directed the ADC chairman to produce El-Rufai and six others before investigators on 8 September 2025.
Those named include: Bashir Sa’idu, Jafaru Sani, Ubaidullah Mohammed (a.k.a. “30”), Nasiru Maikano, Aminu Abita, and Ahmed Rufa’i Hussaini (a.k.a. “Mikiya”).
The summons, according to police, followed a complaint filed by undisclosed parties.
With both sides digging in, the confrontation between El-Rufai and the Kaduna Police appears far from over—setting the stage for what could become a major test of the PSC’s authority in enforcing discipline within the force.
