El-Rufai loses bail variation bid, as DSS closes case in wiretapping trial

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has lost his bid to vary the bail conditions imposed on him by the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, ruling yesterday, refused El-Rufai’s application to relax the conditions attached to his bail.
El-Rufai, through his counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN, had sought a variation of some of the conditions, describing them as harsh, stringent, and difficult to meet.
Erokoro argued that the terms were too stringent, particularly the requirement for sureties who are Level 17 civil servants with verifiable properties in Maitama or Asokoro, as well as the demand for verification and attestation letters from...