By Ayomide Otitoju
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of ₦100 million with one surety in like sum.
Delivering the ruling, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik imposed several stringent conditions to be met before the bail is perfected.
The court ordered 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.
It further held that the surety must be a federal civil servant not below Grade Level 17, provide evidence of salary payments for at least three months, and submit a bank-authenticated confirmation letter from a financial institution within the court’s jurisdiction.
Additional conditions include an affidavit of means, a bail bond, and submission of a recent passport photograph to the registry.
The court also directed El-Rufai to deposit all valid international passports with the court registry.
Justice Abdulmalik further ordered that a verification letter from the surety’s department and a tax clearance certificate covering the last six months be submitted.
As part of the bail conditions, the former governor is to report to the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS) every last Friday of the month at 10 a.m. to sign an attendance register pending the determination of the case.
The judge warned that failure to comply with any of the conditions would result in the automatic revocation of the bail.
The court also directed the submission of a letter of attestation from the Chairman of the Kaduna Traditional Council.
