A fresh twist has emerged in the brewing face-off between former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and the state police command, as the ex-governor has petitioned the Police Service Commission over what he described as “unprofessional conduct, abuse of office, and serial violations” of the Police Act by some officers.
El-Rufai, in the petition addressed to the PSC and made public on Monday, alleged that the Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State and some officers had engaged in acts “unbecoming of their calling” since assuming office on December 30, 2024.
The former governor, who was recently invited by the Kaduna Police Command for questioning but failed to honour the invitation, said he was compelled to alert the PSC after an earlier petition to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, failed to curb what he called the “egregiously unlawful” conduct of the officers.
“I am writing out of concern that the Nigerian Police, warts and all, is the only frontline law enforcement institution we have,” El-Rufai stated in a statement signed by his media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, in Kaduna on Monday.
The duty of all citizens is not only to support it at every level but also to ensure that the Commission is provided opportunities to deliver on its regulatory powers to enforce discipline and promote sound and ethical conduct by all police officers at all times,” he added.
El-Rufai, known for his fiery disposition, accused some police officers of “serving interests other than those conferred by law,” insisting that such behaviour tarnished the image of the force and eroded public confidence in its leadership.
“This laudable goal can only be attained if the Commission’s attention is continuously drawn to any egregious conduct of some bad eggs that serve interests other than those conferred by law in Section 4 of the Police Act, 2020,” he said.
“Such conduct thereby negatively affects the image of the Police and undermines public confidence in its leadership.”
The former governor did not provide details of the alleged misconduct in the petition made available to the media, but sources close to him said it was linked to a series of police actions in the state in recent months that allegedly targeted some of his political associates.
The Kaduna State Police Command has yet to react officially to the petition, as calls and messages sent to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, were unanswered.
The Punch online reports that the Kaduna Police Command had, on Thursday, summoned El-Rufai and six top of the African Democratic Congress over alleged conspiracy, incitement, mischief, and disturbance of public peace in the state.
In a letter dated September 4, 2025, signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, DCP Uzairu Abdullahi, had said the ADC State Chairman was directed to produce the seven individuals before the State Criminal Investigation Department on September 8, 2025, to clarify allegations contained in a complaint filed by unidentified parties.
The individuals listed in the letter include: Mallam Nasir El-Rufai; Bashir Sa’idu; Jafaru Sani; Ubaidullah Mohammed (a.k.a. “30”); Nasiru Maikano; Aminu Abita, and Ahmed.
The individuals listed in the letter include: Mallam Nasir El-Rufai; Bashir Sa’idu; Jafaru Sani; Ubaidullah Mohammed (a.k.a. “30”); Nasiru Maikano; Aminu Abita, and Ahmed Rufa’i Hussaini (a.k.a. “Mikiya”)
The letter had stated, “This Department is currently investigating the above-mentioned case involving the following members of your party. You are requested to come along with them to SCID to clarify allegations reported against them by the complainants on 8th September, 2025.”