Court postpones ruling on El-Rufai’s bail applications until July 1

A Federal High Court in Kaduna has postponed its ruling on the bail applications filed by former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai and his co-defendant, Jimi Lawal, until July 1, 2026.
Justice Hauwa’u Buhari fixed the new date after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defence in a corruption case brought by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
El-Rufai, Lawal and five companies are facing an amended 11-count charge involving alleged abuse of office, financial misconduct and money laundering. Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
The defence team told the court that bail applications were already befo...