Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has alleged that the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) is plotting to arrest him for speaking out against the federal government.

Mr El-Rufai, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), made the allegation in a message posted on his X account on Tuesday.

A handle, @IU_Wakilii, who is a known supporter of Mr El-Rufai, had floated the rumour in a post.

"I am reliably informed that there is a plan to arrest (not invite) Mallam Nasir el-Rufai if he comes back to Nigeria, with another concocted allegation as usual," the handle stated.

Responding to the post, the former governor "corroborated" the claim, stating that there is a plan to put him in t...