Bashir el-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufai, has revealed that he keeps guns and knives beside his bed, in a now-deleted post on X.
Bashir made the statement on Saturday during a heated exchange on the social media platform concerning his brother, Bello el-Rufai, the lawmaker representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency.
The dispute began after Bashir criticised Bello over his recent political decisions, accusing him of abandoning the family while remaining aligned with Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, who succeeded their father as governor.
In one of the posts, Bashir alleged that Bello had told him to kill himself.
“Telling me to kill myself,” he wrote.
An X user, Nurudeen Adamz (@baldeenadamz), then questioned Bello’s decision to discuss family issues on social media, writing, “If I were him, I would kpai you myself”.
Bashir responded with a stark warning, “Let him try. I keep guns and knives at my bedside”.
Bashir also levelled further allegations against his brother, describing him as a hypocrite in another post that has since been deleted.
The political disagreement between the brothers comes against the backdrop of their differing political affiliations.
Bello remained in the All Progressives Congress (APC) after their father defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in March. The lawmaker later left the ruling party and joined his father in the ADC on May 7.
Bashir subsequently alleged that Bello had remained loyal to Governor Uba Sani, his father’s successor, until he realised he was being “dumped”.
The exchange has since drawn attention on social media, particularly over Bashir’s statement concerning weapons kept at his bedside.
