JUST IN: El-Rufai Family Gives Defence Minister 7-Day Ultimatum Over Killing Allegation
The family demands evidence or a public retraction and apology over General Christopher Musa’s claim that Nasir El-Rufai planned killings in Southern Kaduna, warning of legal action if he fails to comply.
By Abdullahi Yusuf
The family of former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has given Minister of Defence General Christopher Musa (Rtd.) seven days to substantiate or withdraw an allegation that the former governor actively planned killings in Southern Kaduna.
The ultimatum was contained in a statement issued Monday by Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai on behalf of the El-Rufai family, following comments made by Musa during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on September 3.
According to the family, Musa alleged during the programme that El-Rufai actively planned killings in Southern Kaduna while serving as governor, but presented no evidence to support the claim.
The family described the allegation as grave and said that while Musa was entitled to express his personal opinions, it was equally entitled to demand that such a serious accusation be backed by credible evidence.
“In the absence of such evidence, we call on him to publicly retract the allegation through the same medium on which it was made,” the statement said.
The family therefore gave Musa seven days from September 7 to either provide evidence supporting the allegation or issue what it described as a full public retraction and apology.
It warned that failure to do either would leave the family with “no option but to pursue all appropriate legal remedies available under the law” over what it described as unsubstantiated allegations.
The statement was signed by Mohammed Bello El-Rufai in Abuja on behalf of the family.
Musa’s September 3 comments came during a broader televised discussion on security and Nigeria’s political landscape. The El-Rufai family has now challenged him to substantiate the claim or publicly retract it, setting a seven-day deadline before it considers legal action.
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