Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail in the sum of N100 million to Nasir el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, in a case involving alleged unauthorised access to a telephone conversation of Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA).
Bail Conditions
The court imposed several conditions for the bail. Among them, the defendant must provide a surety who resides in either the Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja. The surety is required to deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property at the court registry.
Additionally, the surety must be a Federal civil servant not below Grade Level 17 and must provide evidence of salary payments for at least three months, authenticated by a letter from a bank manager within the court's jurisdiction.
The court also ordered the surety to depose to an affidavit of means, enter into a bail bond, and submit a recent passport photograph to the court registry.
Further Requirements
As part of the bail conditions, El-Rufai is to deposit all his valid international passports with the court registry. The court further directed that a verification letter from the surety's immediate department be submitted, along with a tax clearance certificate covering the last six months.
Justice Abdulmalik also ordered El-Rufai to report to the headquarters of the Department of State Services every last Friday of the month by 10 a.m. to sign an attendance register until the case is determined.
The judge warned that failure to comply with these conditions would lead to an automatic revocation of the bail. Additionally, the court directed the defendant to submit a letter of attestation from the Chairman of the Kaduna Traditional Council.
