By Adesina Soyooye
For receiving bribes and so, allowed a breach of security at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on the day Malam Nasir El-Rufai returned from Egypt to Abuja, five security officers are in trouble.
They have been arrested and are currently in custody. They have also, according to reports, admitted to their unprofessional action.
Recall that the former Governor of Kaduna State returned to Nigeria on February 12, 2026, from Egypt and defied operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, who were at the Airport to arrest him.
But security sources has revealed that security operatives who include personnel of the Police, DSS, immigration and more, received bribes and allowed unauthorised entry of persons into areas not allowed by security.
A statement on Tuesday by authorities confirmed that the arrest of the five stemmed from a joint investigation into a serious compromise of airport security protocols.
The statement was titled “Arrest and Prosecution of Security Officers Compromised by Nasir El-Rufai at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for the 12th February 2026 Security Breach.”
It revealed that a thorough investigation was conducted by the DSS, Nigeria Immigration Service, the Nigeria Customs Service, and the Federal Ministry of Aviation.
After the joint investigation, five officers were detained.
The officers are identified as “Ayuba Yakubu (ASP) – Police, Murtala Inuwa – DSS, Najeeb Murtala (ASI) – NIS, Musa Adamu – Aviation Security, Salihu Victor – AVSEC”, all of whom have, allegedly, confessed to their guilt.
They, allegedly, confessed to receiving bribes to allow unauthorised entry into Restricted Areas, and thus hindered lawful security operations “in an unprecedented manner.”
The suspects are currently in the custody of the
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, awaiting prosecution.
The statement, however, added that personnel from the NIS and NCS whose involvement in the security breach was not criminal in nature, would still face other forms of discipline.
It said: “Others from NIS and NCS whose involvement is not criminal; that is, did not receive bribe, but abused their uniforms to facilitate unauthorised access, will face administrative action.”
El-Rufai is currently in the custody of the ICPC after he was released on bail from the EFCC. He has also been arraigned in Court by the DSS which accused him of wiretapping the phone lines of the National Security Adviser, an impression he gave while being interviewed by Arise Television.
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