BREAKING: El-Rufai granted N100 million bail

Ex-governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has been granted N100 million bail on Monday.

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja granted the bail with one surety in like sum. In delivering judgment the Judg3 insisted that the surety must be resident in Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja.

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The sureties are to also deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property at the court registry.

The Judge said surety must be a Federal Civil Servant not below the Grade level 17 with evidence of salary payments for at least three months with the documents to be authenticated by a letter from the surety’s bank manager within the court’s jurisdiction.

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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, following the directive 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 Department of State Services headquarters on the last Friday of each month by 10 a.m. to sign the attendance register, pending the determination of the case.

The judge warned that failure to comply would result in an automatic revocation of bail.

The court additionally directed the defendant to submit a letter of attestation from the Chairman of the Kaduna Traditional Council.

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