The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has advised the Federal Government against intimidating former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai had claimed that the government was planning to arrest him upon his return to the country.

However, in a statement by Executive Director Ishaq Akintola, MURIC said the Federal Government should remember that the ex-governor played a significant role in President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 presidential poll.

The group said: “Considering the immense contribution of El-Rufai to the victory of the ruling party at the 2023 general election as well as the big role played by him in the emergence of President Tinubu as the indisputable occupant of Aso Rock today, despite all odds, we will like to advise FG against intimidating the former governor if the rumour is true.

“Doing so will stain the good name of the Tinubu administration as a democratic government and portray it as one willing to crack down on dissent.”