The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday arraigned former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai over allegations that he accessed a telephone conversation involving National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu.
El-Rufai is being prosecuted on a five-count amended charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja. At the start of proceedings, the prosecution informed the court that the original three-count charge had been amended to five counts, prompting the presiding judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, to strike out the earlier charge.
The former governor pleaded not guilty to all five counts.
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The case follows comments. El-Rufai made in February during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time, where he alleged that “someone wiretapped” Ribadu’s phone and listened to conversations instructing security operatives to arrest him.
The case stems from comments El-Rufai made in February during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time, where he alleged that “someone wiretapped” Ribadu’s phone and listened to conversations in which the NSA allegedly directed security operatives to arrest him. The statement sparked public debate and later formed part of the basis for the current legal proceedings.
The matter has been adjourned for further hearing.
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