Other bail conditions include the submission of an affidavit of means, a recent passport photograph, tax clearance for the last six months, and a verification letter from the surety’s department.
Justice Abdulmalik further ordered El-Rufai to surrender his international passport and barred him from travelling outside the country without the court’s approval. He was also directed to report to the headquarters of the Department of State Services every last Friday of the month by 10 a.m. until the case is concluded.
The judge warned that any breach of the bail conditions would result in the automatic revocation of the bail.
The case, marked FHC/ABJ/99/2026, stems from allegations that El-Rufai admitted during an interview on Arise News that he worked with others to unlawfully intercept the National Security Adviser’s communications unlawfullys, insisting that “a casual remark made during a television programme cannot be construed as a judicial confession.”
