Court of Appeal reserves judgment on El-Rufai’s bail appeal

The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna has reserved judgment in the bail appeal filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
During Tuesday’s proceedings, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) urged the court to dismiss the appeal.
However, El-Rufai’s counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN, argued that the charges against his client are not capital offences and that his continued detention was affecting his ability to adequately prepare his defence.
Erokoro also described El-Rufai as a prominent opposition figure, arguing that the timing of the criminal charges, coming close to an election, was noteworthy.
“We submit that the offences with whi...