Court grants el-Rufai N100m bail in ‘phone interception’ case

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.