US EditionNigeria: Phone Call Tapping Charges - Tight Security Around Court Premises As SSS Arraigns El-Rufai
- On Wednesday, the DSS's bid to arraign Malam Nasir El-Rufai at the Federal High Court in Abuja failed because he was not in court, and the court fixed April 23 for arraignment.
- DSS counsel Oluwole Aladedoye told the court El-Rufai was still with the Independent Corrupt and Practices Commission for separate investigations and requested an adjournment to March 23, saying DSS has no control over the sister agency.
- The formal charge sheet, FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026, alleges El-Rufai admitted on Arise TV's Prime Time Programme in Abuja on 13th February, 2026, to unlawfully intercepting the NSA's phone communications, violating sections of the Cybercrimes Amendment and Nigerian Communications Act.
- Justice Joyce Abdulmalik refused the bail application, saying her court was not yet seized of the matter and ruled El-Rufai can only seek bail after formal arraignment, while Oluwole Iyamu pressed for bail and the DSS lawyer opposed it as premature.
- The DSS requested an adjournment to March 23, stating it has no control over the ICPC, which continues investigating El-Rufai on separate matters.
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Phone Tapping: ICPC Still Holding El-Rufai, DSS Tells Court
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 23 for the arraignment of former Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai on allegation of cybercrime and breach of communication brought against him by the Department of the State Service (DSS). Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on Wednesday adjourned the matter after El Rufai failed to appear in court. Counsel for the DSS, Oluwole Aladedoye (SAN), informed the court that the former governor was still with t…
Wiretapping: El-Rufai's absence in court stalls DSS arraignment
The bid by the Department of the State Services, DSS, to arraign the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday has flopped. El-Rufai was scheduled to be arraigned for alleged cybercrime and breach of the Communications Act. However, El-Rufai was not in court when the DSS case against him was called. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Oluwole Aladedoye, informed the court that t…
Court refuses to hear ex-governor El-Rufai’s bail application
The Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday declined to hear the bail application filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, saying the request was premature and adjourning the matter until April 23, 2026. The ruling was delivered by Justice Joyce Obehi Abdulmalik. A lawyer who was present at the proceedings noted […]
UPDATED: DSS fails to arraign El-Rufai in Abuja Court, case adjourned to April 2026
Department of State Service (DSS) has failed to arraign the former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai at the Federal High Court, Abuja, today. The prosecutor in the matter requested the court to grant a two-week adjournment to enable the DSS produce El-Rufai, who is in the custody of the The post UPDATED: DSS fails to arraign El-Rufai in Abuja Court, case adjourned to April 2026 appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.
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