The Federal Excessive Court docket sitting in Kaduna has fastened April 14 to ship its ruling on the bail utility filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, after listening to arguments from each the defence and prosecution.
Lead defence counsel, Adewole Iyamu, expressed optimism in regards to the final result, stating that each one submissions had been correctly offered earlier than the court docket.
El-Rufai, who’s going through a 10-count corruption cost instituted by the Impartial Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Fee (ICPC), was beforehand held in ICPC custody from February 19 till his short-term launch on March 28 following the dying of his mom in Cairo, Egypt.
Iyamu additionally disclosed that the previous governor is anticipated to look earlier than the Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja on April 10 in a separate case filed by the Division of State Companies (DSS), including that each one mandatory authorized paperwork have been filed.
In accordance with the defence, the bail utility was formally moved and duly opposed by the prosecution, whereas the authorized staff stays totally ready for the upcoming Abuja listening to.
In the meantime, safety has been heightened across the Kaduna court docket advanced, with operatives deployed to keep up order amid rising public curiosity within the case. Journalists had been earlier denied entry to the courtroom, whereas site visitors restrictions on close by roads led to congestion within the space.
In a associated growth, El-Rufai withdrew his N1 billion basic rights enforcement swimsuit in opposition to a Justice of the Peace in Abuja following issues over the correct identification of the second defendant. Observers at the moment are awaiting additional developments on each the bail ruling and the separate authorized proceedings.