Ex-Kaduna Gov, El-Rufai loses bail variation battle, to remain in prison custody
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik said civil servants own properties at the listed areas as the court set Sept. 22 for El-Rufai’s no-case hearing.
- On Tuesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik dismissed an application by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai to vary bail conditions, ruling the initial terms were "intended to ensure his attendance at trial."
- El-Rufai's lawyer, Paul Erokoro, argued that requirements including a Grade Level 17 civil servant surety and property ownership in Maitama or Asokoro were impossible to meet, urging the court to liberalise the conditions.
- The Department of State Services closed its case after presenting two witnesses, including lawyer Deji Adeyanju, who testified on Monday regarding intercepted communications involving National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu.
- Defense counsel Erokoro notified the court of plans to file a "no-case submission" seeking to dismiss charges without calling a defense, with proceedings adjourned until September 22.
- Prosecutors filed the five-count charge under the Cybercrimes Amendment Act, as the former governor remains in custody facing these allegations alongside separate corruption charges in Kaduna.
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Wiretapping: El-Rufai to file no-case submission as DSS closes case
Nasir El-Rufai will file a no-case submission in his wiretapping trial after the DSS closed its case. Learn more about the alleged unlawful interception of Read More: https://punchng.com/wiretapping-el-rufai-to-file-no-case-submission-as-dss-closes-case-2/
Court rejects El-Rufai’s bail variation application in phone tapping case
The judge inisisted that the conditions attached to the bail granted Mr El-Rufai in the phone-tapping trial were reasonable. The post Court rejects El-Rufai’s bail variation application in phone tapping case appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
El–Rufai opts for no-case submission as DSS closes case
Former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday opted for a no-case submission in his ongoing trial over alleged breaches of national security. The ex-governor made this known through his lawyer, Paul Erokoro, SAN, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after the Department of State Services (DSS) closed its case. When the case was called, the DSS lawyer, Oluwole Aladedoye, SAN, informed the court that …
Ex-Kaduna Gov, El-Rufai loses bail variation battle, to remain in prison custody
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has lost his battle to get the bail conditions imposed on him by the Federal High Court in Abuja varied. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, on Tuesday refused to relax the bail conditions for the former governor while delivering a ruling in an application by El-Rufai. El-Rufai, through his lawyer, Paul Erokoro, SAN, had applied for a variation of some of the bail conditions earlier granted to El-Rufa…
DSS closes case against El-Rufai in wire-tapping trial
By John Azu The Department of State Services (DSS) has informed a Federal High Court in Abuja that it will not be calling additional witnesses in the case involving former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, over alleged wire-tapping and cyber-related offences. When the matter came up on Tuesday, DSS counsel, Oluwole Aladedoye (SAN), told the court that the prosecution had concluded its case. He said the DSS was satisfied with the evide…
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