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Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai is expected to file a no-case submission in his ongoing wiretapping trial, following the Department of State Services (DSS) formally closing its case against him on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The DSS is prosecuting El-Rufai on an amended five-count charge related to alleged unlawful interception of communications and breach of national security. The charges stem from claims he made during a live interview on Arise Television in February, where he stated that he had intercepted a telephone conversation involving National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. This allegedly revealed plans by security operatives to arrest him, an action the DSS says violates Section 12(1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Amendment Act, 2024.
During Tuesday’s proceedings, DSS counsel Oluwole Aladedoye informed the court that the prosecution would not call any additional witnesses, leading to the official closure of the DSS case.
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