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Court Orders El-Rufai to Open Defence in Alleged NSA Phone-Tapping Trial
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Society · Kaduna State · 14 min ago
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s no-case submission in his trial over the alleged unlawful interception of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu’s telephone communications. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik rejected the application after ruling
Court Rejects El-Rufai’s No-Case Submission In Ribadu Phone Tapping Trial
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik rejected the application after ruling that the Department of State Services (DSS) had presented sufficient evidence to require the former governor to enter his defence.
El-Rufai filed the no-case submission through his counsel, Akinyemi Aremu, after the DSS closed its case with the testimony of two witnesses.
However, DSS counsel Oluwole Aladedoye, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, opposed the application, insisting that the prosecution had established a prima facie case against El-Rufai.
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