A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain and to former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai who is currently standing trial for multiple corruption charges and breach of national security.
, in the sum of N100 million in his trial over alleged breach of national security.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik who delivered ruling on the application for bail by the lawyers of the former governor granted him bail in the sum of 100 hundred million Naira.
Among other conditions, Mr. El Rufai is also ordered to provide a surety in like sum, the surety must reside within the jurisdiction of the court, Maitama and Asokoro districts of Abuja. Additionally. The surety must deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy (CO) of their landed property in the court’s registry.
Also, the surety is required to 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 the manager of the bank within the jurisdiction of the court.
The court further 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.
As part of the bail conditions, El-Rufai is to deposit all valid international passports with the court.
The court also directed that a verification letter from the surety’s immediate department be submitted, alongside a tax clearance certificate covering the last six months.
Justice Abdulmalik further ordered 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.
The court further directed El-Rufai to submit a letter of attestation from the Chairman of the Kaduna Traditional Council.
The court equally ordered an accelerated trial of the charge brought against El-Rufai by the Nigerian government