The federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik has granted bail to former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, for one hundred million naira, with one surety in like sum.
Delivering judgment on El-Rufai’s bail application on Monday, Justice Abdulmalik, ordered that the proposed surety must reside in either the Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja and must deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property at the court registry.
Furthermore, the court held that the surety must be a federal civil servant not below Grade Level 17 and must provide evidence of salary payments for at least three months.
According to the judgment, these documents will be authenticated by a letter from the surety’s bank manager within the court’s jurisdiction.
Also contained this bail condition is that the surety must depose to an affidavit of means, enter into a bail bond, and submit a recent passport photograph to the court registry, as well as a verification letter from the surety’s immediate department be submitted, alongside a tax clearance certificate covering the last six months.
Regarding El-Rufai in the stringent bail conditions, he is to deposit all valid international passports with the court in addition to the submission of a letter of attestation from the Chairman of the Kaduna Traditional Council.
Justice Abdulmalik further ordered the defendant to report to the Department of State Services headquarters on the last Friday of each month by 10 a.m. to sign the attendance register, pending the determination of the case.
According to the judge, failure to comply would result in an automatic revocation of bail.
