Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has petitioned Nigeria’s Police Service Commission (PSC), accusing the Kaduna State police commissioner and other senior officers of misconduct, abuse of office and breaches of the Police Act 2020.

In a letter dated 8 September 2025, el-Rufai urged the PSC to investigate what he described as “unlawful and unconstitutional” actions, including a probe targeting him and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a party he supports. He said the alleged conduct violated provisions of the 1999 Constitution and undermined discipline in the Nigeria Police Force.

“I am motivated by concern for the Nigerian Police Force, which, despite its challenges, remains the primary law enforcement institution in the country,” he wrote.

The petition follows weeks of political clashes in Kaduna. On 30 August, an ADC meeting in the state was violently disrupted, with opposition leaders alleging that thousands of hired thugs linked to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) attacked the gathering. The meeting was organised to prepare for by-elections in Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency and state seats in Sabon-Gari and Zaria.

Days later, Kaduna police sealed the ADC’s office and summoned el-Rufai alongside senior party officials for questioning over alleged conspiracy, incitement and public disturbance. El-Rufai dismissed the accusations as politically motivated, saying earlier complaints he lodged with the Inspector-General of Police had been ignored.

El-Rufai, who governed Kaduna from 2015 to 2023, had earlier accused the state administration under Governor Uba Sani of suppressing security data, paying ransoms to bandits, and politicising law enforcement in a series of social media posts on 1 September 2025.

He criticised the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and Kaduna State Government for deflecting blame onto critics like himself, while highlighting ongoing insecurity in areas such as Birnin Gwari, Kauru, and Kajuru.

“Insecurity is the menace they ought to eliminate, not opposition voices and platforms,” el-Rufai stated in one post, linking the attacks to a broader pattern of state-sponsored thuggery.

The PSC, which oversees police discipline and ethics, has not yet commented on the petition.