Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has been granted bail by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja in the amount of 100 million naira, with one surety in the same amount.
The suggested surety must dwell in either the Maitama or Asokoro areas of Abuja and deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property at the court registry, according to reports from Justice Abdulmalik’s order on Monday.
The court further ruled that the surety must be a federal civil servant with at least Grade Level 17 and must present proof of salary payments for a minimum of three months.
Within the court’s jurisdiction, a letter from the surety’s bank manager will validate these documents.
The surety was also required by the court to sign an affidavit of means, sign a bail bond, and provide a recent passport photo to the court registry.
El-Rufai must deposit all valid foreign passports with the court as part of the bail requirements. He must also produce a verification letter from the surety’s immediate department and a tax clearance certificate covering the previous six months.
In addition, Justice Abdulmalik mandated that the defendant appear at the Department of State Services headquarters by 10 a.m. on the final Friday of every month in order to sign the attendance register while the case was being decided.
The judge threatened to automatically revoke bail if they didn’t cooperate.
A letter of attestation from the Chairman of the Kaduna Traditional Council was also ordered to be submitted by the defendant.
