Azikiwe International, Abuja.


The former minister was on his way back from London where he presented a lecture at an event held by Chatham House.


Sources said el-Rufai was detained over the comments he made at the event, especially his criticism of President Goodluck Jonathan.


He had alerted the whole world via Twitter to his arrest around 8.40am.


He was immediately taken to the Yellow House headquarters of the SSS, and kept waiting for a few minutes before he met with the DG, Mr. Ita Ekpenyong.


At a point, el-Rufai informed his Twitter followers that he could no longer communicate with them as his phones‘ batteries had run down.


Neither the security agency nor the Federal Government has offered any explanation for the action.

The ex-minister‘s arrest immediately set off a buzz across social media, with many commentators expressing surprise at the development.


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