Some constituents of Kaduna North Federal Constituency have petitioned the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to independently assess and investigate an allegation of cocaine use involving their representative in the House of Representatives, Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai.
The petition, dated September 8, 2026, was signed on behalf of the constituents by Abubakar Hayatu of Kabala Ward and Musa Tukur of Unguwar Gaji Ward.
According to the petition addressed to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), the action followed a public allegation made on social media on August 29, 2026, by Bashir El-Rufai, who is the biological brother of the lawmaker.
Multiple media reports have documented the social media exchange, while also noting that the allegation has not been independently verified.
The petitioners stayed that they were not asking the Agency to presume guilt or conduct an unlawful compulsory test, but to determine whether there are lawful grounds for investigation.
Part of the petition reads: “We respectfully bring to the Agency’s attention a serious allegation publicly attributed, on 29 August 2026, to Bashir El-Rufai against his biological brother of the same father and mother, Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, against the Member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency.”
“The allegation includes alleged cocaine use. It has been reported by multiple media organisations and circulated widely online.”
“We do not present the allegation as established fact. The family relationship may explain the attention attracted by the allegation, but neither that relationship nor the surrounding family dispute proves or disproves it.”
The constituents argued that an allegation of drug use involving a serving federal legislator cannot be dismissed as a private family affair, adding that if established by competent evidence, it would engage Nigerian drug-control law and raise questions of public trust and confidence.
“Constituents who have voted, or may again be asked to vote, for a person to represent them in the National Assembly have a legitimate interest in lawful clarification of such a serious allegation,” the petition stated.
Citing Sections 3 and 4 of the NDLEA Act, the petitioners requested that the Agency receive and assess the information, determine whether lawful grounds for investigation exist, take lawful investigative steps if warranted, and where practicable, communicate the administrative disposition of the petition.
The petition was accompanied by a schedule of enclosures, including an evidence bundle containing public statements, media reports, indexed exhibits, preserved screenshots and SHA-256 references.
A courier record attached to the documents shows the petition was sent through UPS and bears an NDLEA receiving stamp dated September 8, 2026, according to report by Leadership online publication of 18th Sept. 2026.