Nigeria, March 5 -- The Federal High Court in Kaduna has ordered an interim forfeiture of N1.37 billion allegedly diverted from the coffers of the Kaduna State Government into a private account.

The money, a part of the funds released for a failed light rail project in Kaduna State, was allegedly diverted during the administration of former Governor El-Rufai, who governed the state between 2015 and 2023.

The judge, H. Buhari, issued the forfeiture order on 28 February, following an ex parte application by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC), which traced the money to a private account.

On 14 February, the anti-graft agency filed the ex parte application seeking the recovery of the money. The ICPC said th...