Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai to April 23.
The adjournment follows the filing of a three-count charge by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the alleged unlawful interception of communications, stemming from comments El-Rufai made during a television interview.
The court had initially scheduled the arraignment for February 25. El-Rufai was absent from Wednesday’s proceedings.
DSS counsel Oluwole Aladedoyin told the court that the former governor remains in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), where he is being investigated for alleged misappropriation of funds.
Justice Abdulmalik then adjourned the case to April 23 for arraignment.
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