The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has expressed concern that religious interests may be influencing the ongoing prosecution of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
The Islamic body warned against using government institutions and the legal system to pursue what it described as a sectarian agenda against the former governor.
The NSCIA said it had previously avoided commenting on the case because it believed El-Rufai’s prosecution was part of a normal judicial process.
In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the council said: “The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has persistently refrained from commenting on the controversy surrounding the ongoing prosecutions of His Excellency, Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai, the former Governor of Kaduna State, or any political figure.”
