Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has demanded ₦10 billion in compensation and a public apology from Defence Minister, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), over allegations linking him to the planning of killings in Southern Kaduna.
El-Rufai’s demand was contained in a letter before action dated September 7, 2026, issued by his lawyers, Chambers of Ubong Akpan, following statements made by Musa during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on September 3.
Musa was quoted as saying: “We can never be happy with somebody who has deliberately planned for the killing of our people.” He also alleged that El-Rufai paid bandits and ordered the demolition of houses.
The former governor’s lawyers described the allegations as false and defamatory, saying they portrayed their client as “a criminal, a murderer, a sponsor of banditry, and a person of the most base and depraved character.”
The legal team demanded ₦10 billion as compensation for what it described as damage to El-Rufai’s reputation, as well as the distress and inconvenience allegedly caused by the statements.
“Our client’s instruction is to demand the sum of ₦10,000,000,000.00 (Ten Billion Naira) as compensation for the injury to his reputation and the distress and inconvenience occasioned,” the lawyers stated.
