Court overrules El-Rufai’s objection to DSS forensic witness

A Kaduna State High Court on Tuesday has overruled an objection by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s defence team to the testimony of the Department of State Services (DSS) digital forensic expert.
The presiding Judge, Justice Darius Khobo ruled that the prosecution could call the witness, who was subpoenaed by the court, despite his name and evidence summary being absent from the prosecution’s witness list.
The judge held that the defence’s right to fair hearing could be protected by allowing it to cross-examine the witness.
The ruling followed objections by El-Rufai’s senior counsel, Paul Erokoro, who argued that the defence had not received the witness’s evidence summary or the su...