Kaduna Court Denies El-Rufai's Request to Remove Judge
The Kaduna State High Court has ruled against an application seeking the recusal of Justice Darius Khobo from the trial of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The ruling, delivered last week, found that the applicant did not waive his right to challenge the judge over alleged bias, but the court deemed the filing of multiple processes at both the Court of Appeal and the Kaduna State High Court as an abuse of court process.
Justice Khobo concluded that the applicant failed to demonstrate any likelihood of bias against him. Consequently, the application for recusal was dismissed as lacking merit.
The judge ordered that the substantive trial continue on a day-to-day basis where practicable and directed that El-Rufai remain in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) pending further proceedings. The case has been adjourned to October 12 and 13, 2026, for accelerated hearing.
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