The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail to former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik fixed the bail at N100 million with one surety in like sum.
Delivering the ruling, the judge stated that the surety must reside in either Maitama or Asokoro, Abuja, and must deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property at the court registry.
The court further directed that the surety must be a federal civil servant not below Grade Level 17 and provide evidence of salary payments for at least three months.
Additional conditions include submission of an affidavit of means, recent passport photograph, tax clearance for the last six months, and a verification letter from the surety’s department.
The court further ordered El-Rufai to surrender his international passport and barred him from travelling without approval. He is also to report to the DSS headquarters every last Friday of the month by 10 a.m. pending the determination of the case.
Justice Abdulmalik warned that any violation of the bail conditions would lead to automatic revocation.
The case, marked “FHC/ABJ/99/2026”, borders on allegations that El-Rufai admitted during an Arise TV interview that he aligned with others to unlawfully intercept the NSA’s communications.
However, El-Rufai has denied the allegations, arguing that “a casual remark in a television programme cannot be elevated to a judicial confession.”
Source: Witnessngr
