El-Rufai is granted bail by a federal court on a N200 million bond, and the state corruption case has been postponed until April 21. Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor on trial for alleged corruption, has been granted bail by a Federal High Court in Kaduna.
El-Rufai is being prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged corrupt practices.
Ruling on the bail application, the trial judge, Rilwan M. Aikawa, held that the offences for which the defendant is being prosecuted are bailable. The court, however, ordered that the former governor be remanded in the custody of the ICPC pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.
During the proceedings, journalists were not allowed to enter the courtroom, and the defendant’s attorney declined to comment.
Speaking with journalists after the session, Bello El-Rufai, son of the former governor and a member of the House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, disclosed that the bail conditions include a N200 million bond with two sureties in like sum.
According to him, the sureties must include a recognised traditional ruler and a federal civil servant not below Grade Level 15.
He added that the circumstances require the submission of landed property documents, the deposit of international passports with the court, and a restriction preventing the former governor from making public comments related to the case, as well as an undertaking to attend all court proceedings.
Bello said, “The conditions are many, close to 10 or more, but we hope to fulfil them.” Meanwhile, ruling in El-Rufai’s bail application in a separate suit involving him at the Kaduna State High Court was adjourned to April 21, 2026.
The trial judge, Darius Khobo, was absent due to reported grief, which prompted the adjournment.
The former governor is also accused of corruption and misuse of authority in the nine-count complaint that is pending before the state court.
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