The Digest:
Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has secured bail from a Federal High Court in Kaduna, ending a detention that lasted nearly two months. Justice Rilwan Aikawa granted bail with stringent conditions, including a N200 million bond with two sureties, a deposit of international passports, and a ban on public comments about the case. However, a Kaduna State High Court adjourned ruling on a separate bail application to April 21.
Key Points:
- El-Rufai must remain in ICPC custody until bail conditions are fulfilled.
- Conditions include a recognised traditional ruler as a surety and a federal civil servant.
- He faces a 10-count charge of conversion of public property, money laundering, and abuse of office.
- He was arrested by EFCC on February 16, then re-arrested by ICPC.
- He was temporarily released for his mother's burial in Cairo.
