Nasir El-Rufai, former Kaduna State governor, is set to challenge the case brought against him by the Department of State Services (DSS) after the agency closed its prosecution at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The DSS is prosecuting El-Rufai on an amended five-count charge bordering on alleged unlawful interception of communications and breach of national security.
According to the charges, El-Rufai claimed during a live interview on Arise Television in February that he had intercepted a telephone conversation involving Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser, which allegedly revealed plans by security operatives to arrest him. The DSS contends that the alleged act contravenes Section 12(1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Amendment Act, 2024.
At Tuesday’s proceedings, counsel to the DSS, Oluwole Aladedoye, informed the court that the prosecution had concluded its case and would not be calling additional witnesses.
Following the announcement, counsel to El-Rufai, Paul Erokoro, notified
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