Court Orders El-Rufai to Open Defence in Alleged Phone-Tapping Trial

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai to enter his defence in the alleged unlawful interception of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu’s telephone communications. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik rejected El-Rufai’s no-case submission after the Department of State Services closed its case with two witnesses. The court held that the evidence presented was sufficient to require a defence. The prosecution argued that one of its exhibits contains an alleged admission by El-Rufai concerning the phone tapping. El-Rufai, who is the sole defendant, may now present his defence before the court.

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