BREAKING: Court grants El-Rufai ₦100m bail, orders monthly DSS reporting

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of ₦100 million with one surety in like sum.

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who delivered the ruling on Monday, imposed several conditions the former governor must fulfil before perfecting the bail.

The court ordered that the surety must reside in either Maitama or Asokoro in Abuja and deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property with the court registry.

The judge also ruled that the surety must be a federal civil servant not below Grade Level 17 and provide evidence of salary payments for at least three months, supported by a letter from a bank manager within the court’s jurisdiction.

In addition, the surety is required to depose to an affidavit of means, enter into a bail bond, and submit a recent passport photograph to the court registry.

The court directed El-Rufai to deposit all valid international passports with the court registry as part of the bail conditions.

Justice Abdulmalik further ordered the former governor 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 pending the determination of the case.

The judge warned that failure to comply with any of the conditions would lead to an automatic revocation of the bail and also directed the defendant to submit a letter of attestation from the Chairman of the Kaduna Traditional Council.