Former Kaduna Gov El-Rufai Demands Feyi Tinubu's Probe Over Alleged Torture of NANS President

Former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has asked security agencies to probe allegations of torture, made against President Bola Tinubu's son, Seyi Tinubu by the president of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Comrade Atiku Abubakar Isah.

Isah alleged that Tinubu's son, ordered his torture and stripping naked by thugs.

The NANS president who spoke during his inauguration, claimed that he was offered N100 million by Seyi's emissary which he claimed to have rejected, adding that the rejected bribe was aimed at procuring support for his father's second term bid in 2027.

However, Seyi, has since denied the allegations, but reacting to the video, El-Rufai, demanded a probe of the president’s son, calling on international human rights organisations like Amnesty International, and media outlets including BBC and CNN to escalate the matter.

Commenting on Isah's allegations through 

his X handle, El-Rufai said, “What is going on here? Is there a denial by the named culprit or any response from law enforcement agencies or inquiries by the human rights organizations? 

"We must ask questions, and demand answers and action!! #JusticeforNANSPresident @elrufai @AmnestyNigeria @hrw @NhrcNigeria @PoliceNG @cnni @BBCAfrica.”

Earlier, Comrade Isah, was also allegedly attacked by thugs he claimed were linked to Seyi Tinubu who violently disrupted the NANS inauguration ceremony held on Tuesday in Abuja.

According to the NANS's president, the 

attack also reportedly targeted political figures at the occasion including former Minister of Education and two-term Governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, and former Governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada.

Isah further claimed that the attackers, armed with cutlasses and guns, stormed the venue — The Wells Carlton Hotel in Asokoro — in a coordinated assault that left several attendees injured and many robbed of their phones and personal belongings.

“At the inauguration hall which I personally paid for at The Wells Carlton Hotel, Asokoro, Seyi Tinubu arrived with a large number of security men and ordered them to stop the event.

“The management of the hotel informed me about the interference, but I decided to go ahead with the inauguration. Immediately after we were inaugurated and Senator Shekarau began his speech, Seyi’s thugs entered the hall wielding guns and cutlasses. They stopped the senator, began stabbing people, and chased others away, snatching phones and valuables in the process," he added.