US EditionMore trouble for El-Rufai, to be arraigned by DSS Feb 25 for alleged cybercrime
- The Department of State Services will arraign Nasir El‑Rufai on February 25 before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
- The DSS filed a three‑count charge on Monday alleging unlawful interception of the NSA's telephone, invoking the Cybercrimes Amendment Act, 2024.
- On-Air admissions included that he and unnamed associates intercepted the NSA's communications and he acknowledged knowing those involved, the charges say from his February 13, 2026 appearance on ARISE TV's Prime Time Programme .
- DAILY POST reports that on February 18 the DSS briefly detained El-Rufai after two nights with the EFCC and he has also faced ICPC detention over alleged corruption.
- Count three alleges that in 2026 in Abuja technical systems were used to intercept the NSA's phone, compromising public safety and national security and allegedly contravening Section 12 of the Cybercrimes Act, 2024.
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Alleged Phone Tapping: DSS To Arraign El-Rufai Feb 25
The Department of State Services (DSS) is set to arraign former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on February 25 before a Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations bordering on cybercrime and breach of national security. El-Rufai will be brought before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik following the filing of a three-count charge by the secret police on Monday. According to court documents, the charges stem from allegations that the former govern…
More trouble for El-Rufai, to be arraigned by DSS Feb 25 for alleged cybercrime
The Department of State Services, DSS, will on Wednesday, February 25, arraign former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, over alleged cybercrime and breach of national security. The former governor will be arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja. DAILY POST reports that on February 18, the DSS briefly took El-Rufai into custody after he spent two nights with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, E…
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The Department of State Services (DSS) will, on Feb 25, arraign former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on alleged cybercrime and...
DSS to arraign El-Rufai for ‘cybercrime, security breach’ Feb 25 - NewsTmes.com.ng
The Department of State Services (DSS) will arraign Nasir El-Rufai, on February 25 over alleged cybercrime and breach of national security. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the federal high court in Abuja set the date after Chief Judge John Tsoho assigned the case to her. El-Rufai faces a three-count charge following allegations that he intercepted the … The post DSS to arraign El-Rufai for ‘cybercrime, security breach’ Feb 25 appeared first on NewsT…
Court Fixes Date For El-Rufai's Cybercrime Charges by DSS
Ghazali Ibrahim Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, is scheduled to be arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, over alleged cybercrime and breach of national security offences, according to court notices and official filings. BlackBox Nigeria earlier reported that he was charged following a three-count criminal charge filed by the Department of State Services (DSS), which accuses El-Rufai of…
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