El–Rufai opts for no-case submission as DSS closes case

Former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday opted for a no-case submission in his ongoing trial over alleged breaches of national security.
The ex-governor made this known through his lawyer, Paul Erokoro, SAN, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after the Department of State Services (DSS) closed its case.
When the case was called, the DSS lawyer, Oluwole Aladedoye, SAN, informed the court that the prosecution would not be calling further witnesses in the matter.
Aladedoye said with the evidence led so far, the prosecution was satisfied that it had been able to establish the offences with which El-Rufai was charged.
Following the ...