The federal high court in Abuja has granted bail to Nasir
el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, in the case pertaining to alleged access
to a telephone conversation involving Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser
(NSA).
Joyce Abdulmalik, the trial judge, on Monday, granted
el-Rufai bail in the sum of N100 million with one surety in like sum.
Abdulmalik ruled that the surety must reside in either
Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja and must deposit the original Certificate
of Occupancy of a landed property at the court registry.
In April, the ex-minister was arraigned on a five-count
amended charge over the alleged unauthorised access to a telephone conversation
involving Ribadu.
He had pleaded not guilty to all counts.
The federal high court in Abuja has granted bail to Nasir
el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, in the case pertaining to alleged access
to a telephone conversation involving Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser
(NSA).
Joyce Abdulmalik, the trial judge, on Monday, granted
el-Rufai bail in the sum of N100 million with one surety in like sum.
THE BAIL CONDITIONS
The judge added that the surety should be a federal civil
servant not below grade level 17 and must provide evidence of salary payments
for at least three months.
She ordered that the evidence must be authenticated by a
letter from the manager of the bank within the jurisdiction of the court.
Abdulmalik further ordered the surety to depose an affidavit
of means, enter into a bail bond and submit a recent passport photograph to the
court registry.
She directed that a verification letter from the surety’s
immediate department be submitted alongside a tax clearance certificate
covering the last six months.
Abdulmalik equally ordered el-Rufai to deposit all his valid
international passports with the court registrar.
The judge asked the former governor to report to the
headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS) every last Friday of the
month by 10am to sign an attendance register pending the determination of the
case.
She asked el-Rufai to submit a letter of attestation from
the chairman of the Kaduna traditional council.
The judge warned that failure to comply would lead to an
automatic revocation of the bail.
Abdulmalik ordered an accelerated trial and adjourned the
commencement of trial to later on Monday.
In April, the ex-minister was arraigned on a five-count
amended charge over the alleged unauthorised access to a telephone conversation
involving Ribadu.
He had pleaded not guilty to all counts.
In February, during an interview on ‘Prime Time’, an Arise
Television programme, el-Rufai said “someone wiretapped” Ribadu’s phone,
allowing him to listen to the NSA instructing security operatives to effect his
arrest.
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