El-Rufai’s Wife Raises Alarm Over “Impossible” Bail Conditions

(Nasir El-Rufai. Photo Credit; Daily Post)

Asiya El-Rufai, wife of detained former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has raised concerns that her husband’s bail was granted on terms she describes as unworkable.

She made the disclosure on Wednesday while appearing as a guest on a television programme, where she explained that the court had granted her husband bail on the condition of two sureties, each required to provide N200 million, along with properties worth N200 million located in GRA, Kaduna, in addition to attestation from the traditional council of Kaduna State.

She said efforts to fulfil these bail conditions had proven impossible.

“The fundamental rights of individuals are guaranteed by section four of the Constitution. It guarantees right to life, right to health and right to interactions.

Now Mallam has been accused of offenses in different courts and those charges are clearly bailable offenses under the Nigerian law. He has applied for bail severally in the High Court. He was denied bail.

In the Federal High Court, he was granted bail with terms that are not viable. In the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna, the judge granted him bail for two shorties, N200 million each, with property worth N200 million in GRA, Kaduna.

The judge also said that the traditional council of Kaduna State must give attestation. Now, efforts to get this became impossible.

The traditional council would not give that attestation. I don’t want to speculate. They gave no reason directly. They just said that they’re not able to do it,” she said.