By Ayodele Oni
The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has admitted former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai, to N200 million bail in one of the corruption cases instituted against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offence Commission, (ICPC).
The trial judge, Rilwanu Aikawa, delivered the ruling on Tuesday after earlier adjourning the matter from April 1 to April 14, 2026, to consider arguments from both the prosecution and defence.
Justice Aikawa listed other bail conditions aside the sum of N200 million as two sureties in like sum.
The court further directed that one of the sureties must be a civil servant not below Grade Level 15, while the other must be a recognised traditional ruler.
In addition, the defendant is barred from making public comments relating to the case and must attend all court sittings.
Counsel to the former governor, Ubong Akpan, declined comments when approached by journalists shortly after proceedings.
However, El-Rufai’s son, Bello El-Rufai, confirmed that his father had been granted bail.
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, (ADC), Hayatudeen Lawal Makarfi, also corroborated the development, noting that the bail came with multiple conditions, including financial requirements, landed property and the involvement of a recognised traditional ruler as surety.
He added that the conditions, which are numerous, must be met before the former governor can regain his freedom, stressing that El-Rufai would remain in ICPC custody pending compliance.
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