Alleged Wire Tapping: Court Orders El-Rufai To Enter Defense
- On Monday, the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a no-case submission filed by Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, ordering him to enter his defense regarding alleged unlawful interception of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu's communications.
- The DSS charged El-Rufai following his February television interview, where he alleged Ribadu ordered an unsuccessful attempt to arrest him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
- During the trial, activist Deji Adeyanju testified he heard El-Rufai state "we listened to their calls," though the defense argued this did not prove the former governor personally tapped the phone.
- Ruling that a prima facie case exists, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik mandated that El-Rufai must now present his defense or risk conviction based solely on prosecution evidence.
- Beyond this trial, El-Rufai faces separate corruption charges instituted by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission regarding his eight years as governor, having recently lost two related human rights cases.
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JUST IN: Court orders El-Rufai to enter defence in wiretapping trial
A Federal High Court has dismissed a no-case submission by former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in his wiretapping trial involving NSA Nuhu Ribadu. Read More: https://punchng.com/just-in-court-orders-el-rufai-to-enter-defence-in-wiretapping-trial/
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a no-case submission filed by former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State in his ongoing trial over alleged unlawful interception of the telephone communications of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu.
Alleged Wire Tapping: Court Orders El-Rufai To Enter Defense
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, to enter his defence if he so desires in his ongoing trial over his alleged unlawful interception of the telephone communications of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu.
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