Court Allows Selected CCTV Footage In El-Rufai’s N10bn Suit

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) permission to play selected portions of its closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage in the N10 billion fundamental rights suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai.
In a ruling on separate applications, Justice Chigozie Onah declined el-Rufai’s request for the complete footage, reportedly spanning more than six hours, but limited each side to 20 minutes to play selected portions of the recordings in open court.
The judge agreed with ICPC counsel, Yetunde Mosunmola, that the footage contained sensitive security information that could expose the co...