DSS Arraigns El-Rufai Over Tapping Of NSA Ribadu’s Phone

The Department of State Services has brought former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before a Federal High Court in Abuja over claims that he accessed a phone conversation belonging to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.

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Naija News reports that the case was heard on Thursday, where the prosecution told the court that the earlier three-count charge had been reviewed and increased to five counts. Following this update, the court removed the previous charge and replaced it with the new amended one.

The hearing is being handled by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who presides over the Federal High Court in Abuja.

El-Rufai was in court and responded to the allegations by pleading not guilty to all five counts filed against him.

The matter is still at an early stage, and the court has not taken further steps beyond the arraignment.

In other news, a fellow of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Prof. Udenta Udenta, has described the continued detention of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, as an injustice.

Naija News recalls that El-Rufai was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on nine-count charges bordering on the alleged conferment of benefits under false pretences and the dishonest disposal of loan funds.