A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of ₦100 million with one surety in like amount.
Delivering the ruling on Monday, Justice Abdulmalik held that the surety must reside in either the Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja and must deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property with the court registry.
The court further 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.
According to the court, the documents must be verified through a letter from the surety’s bank manager within the court’s jurisdiction.
The judge also 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 surrender all valid international passports to the court. The court also directed that a verification letter from the surety’s department, alongside a tax clearance certificate covering the last six months, be submitted.
Justice Abdulmalik further ordered the defendant to report to the Department of State Services headquarters on the last Friday of every month by 10 a.m. to sign the attendance register pending the determination of the case.
The judge warned that failure to comply with the conditions would lead to an automatic revocation of the bail.
The court additionally directed the defendant to submit a letter of attestation from the Chairman of the Kaduna Traditional Council.
