A ranar 20 ga Afrilu, 1996, gwamnatin soja ta hambarar da Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, Sarkin Musulmi na 18 a Sokoto. A matsayinsa na Gwamnan Sakkwato a 1999, Rufai Garba ya amince da sasantawa da Dasuki kuma ya samar masa da tsarin walwala. Kyaftin Rukuni (Sojan Sama) Rufa'i Garba ya kasance mai kula da harkokin mulkin soja na Jihar Anambra a Nijeriya daga 21 ga Disamba 1996 zuwa 6 ga Agusta 1998 a lokacin mulkin soja na Janar Sani Abacha, sannan na Jihar Sakkwato daga 6 ga Agusta 1998 zuwa 29 May 1999 a lokacin rikon kwarya Gwamnatin Janar Abdulsalami Abubakar, lokacin da ya mika wa zababben Gwamna Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarwa. A matsayinsa na Gwamnan Anambra ya amince da gina ginin helkwatar hukumar Ilimi ta Jiha, amma ba a yi komai ba har aka fara aiki a shekarar 2009.  A watan Fabrairun 1998, gobarar abin da ba a bayyana ba ta kone ofishin gwamnan a gidan Gwamnatin Jihar Anambra.  A watan Agusta 1998 ya ce 'yan asalin jihar Anambara suna tsoron rundunar yaki da aikata laifuka kamar yadda suke tsoron masu laifi.