Ex-Kaduna Gov, El-Rufai loses bail variation battle, to remain in prison custody

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has lost his battle to get the bail conditions imposed on him by the Federal High Court in Abuja varied. 
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on Tuesday refused to relax the bail conditions for the former governor while delivering a ruling in an application by El-Rufai. 
El-Rufai, through his lawyer, Paul Erokoro, SAN, had applied for a variation of some of the bail conditions earlier granted to El-Rufai, describing them as harsh, stringent, outlandish and difficult to meet. 
The senior lawyer argued that the bail terms were too stringent, particularly the requirements for level 17 civil servants with properties in Maitama or Asokoro, as we...