Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of 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.
In her ruling, the judge imposed several stringent conditions that must be met before the bail can be perfected.
She ordered that the surety must reside within Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja and must deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property with the court registry.
The court further directed that the surety must be a federal civil servant not below Grade Level 17, and must provide evidence of salary payments for the past three months, duly verified by a letter from the manager of a bank within the court’s jurisdiction.
In addition, the surety is required to submit an affidavit of means, enter into a bail bond, and provide a recent passport photograph to the court registry.
Justice Abdulmalik also ordered El-Rufai to deposit all valid international passports with the court registry as part of the bail conditions.
The court directed that a verification letter from the surety’s immediate department be submitted, along with a tax clearance certificate covering the last six months.
El-Rufai was further ordered to report to the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS) on the last Friday of every 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 bail conditions would result in its automatic revocation.
Additionally, the court directed the defendant to submit a letter of attestation from the Chairman of the Kaduna Traditional Council.
