Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Thursday searched the residence of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in Abuja.

Muyiwa Adekeye, Mr El-Rufai's media aide, disclosed the development in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

"UPDATE: The residence of Malam Nasir @elrufai was today searched by the ICPC," he wrote.

Reacting, Mr El-Rufai's lawyer, Ubong Akpan, described the operation as unlawful and a violation of his client's fundamental rights.

He did not state whether any items were seized during the search.

The ICPC had yet to issue an official statement on the operation as of press time.

The search comes amid a series of law enforcement actions involving the fo...