ICPC Opposes El-Rufai’s Ally Jimi Lawal’s Bail, Court Fixes Hearing For 16 October

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has opposed the bail application filed by Jimi Lawal, the second defendant in the alleged financial misconduct case involving former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
The Federal High Court sitting in Kawo, Kaduna, on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of Lawal’s bail application to 16 October 2026, while fixing 8 December 2026 for the commencement of the substantive trial.
One of the prosecution counsel, Ibrahim Mukhtar, disclosed this to journalists after proceedings before the presiding judge, Justice Hauwa’u Buhari.
Mukhtar said the prosecution had filed a counter-affidavit opposing Lawal’s bail appli...