Court Orders Nasir El-Rufai to Defend Wiretapping Charges
On October 26, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered Nasir El-Rufai, the former Governor of Kaduna State and a member of the African Democratic Congress, to enter his defense in an ongoing trial regarding the alleged bugging of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu's telephone communications. This ruling followed the dismissal of a no-case submission made by El-Rufai, which argued that the prosecution had not established a prima facie case.
Justice Abdulmalik determined that there was sufficient evidence presented by the prosecution, represented by Oluwole Aladedoye (SAN), to warrant the defendant's obligation to respond. The court has scheduled the next hearing for November 25, when El-Rufai is expected to open his defense.
The charges against him were brought by the Department of State Services and include five counts related to the alleged wiretapping.
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