The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in the sum of ₦100 million with stringent conditions in his trial over an alleged breach of national security.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of ₦100 million in his ongoing trial over an alleged breach of national security. Delivering the ruling on a bail application on Monday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik imposed a series of stringent conditions the defendant must meet before being released from custody. As part of these requirements, the ex-governor is to provide one surety in like sum, who must reside in either the Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja and deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property at the court registry.
In addition to the residential mandates, the court ordered that the surety must be a federal civil servant not below Grade Level 17, who must provide evidence of salary payments for at least three months, authenticated by a letter from the manager of a bank within the jurisdiction of the court. The surety is further required to depose to an affidavit of means, enter into a bail bond, and submit a recent passport photograph to the court registry. To satisfy the remaining aspects of the bail conditions, El-Rufai is expected to deposit all valid international passports with the court, provide a verification letter from the surety’s immediate department, and submit a tax clearance certificate covering the last six months.
Furthermore, Justice Abdulmalik directed the defendant to report to the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS) every last Friday of the month by 10 a.m. to sign an attendance register, pending the determination of the case. The judge warned that failure to comply would lead to an automatic revocation of the bail. Additionally, the court directed El-Rufai to submit a letter of attestation from the Chairman of the Kaduna Traditional Council, while equally ordering an accelerated trial of the charge brought against the former governor by the Nigerian government.
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