El-Rufai gets ₦100m bail, monthly DSS check-ins
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for ₦100 million, with one surety in like sum.
Delivering the ruling, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik held that the surety must reside in either the Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja and present the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property to be deposited at the court registry.
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*El-Rufai in blue dress sitting on the middle seat.
Etim Ekpimah
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, 18 May 2026, granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for ₦100 million, with one surety in like sum.
Delivering the ruling, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik held that the surety must reside in either the Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja and present the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property to be deposited at the court registry.
The court further directed that the surety must be a serving federal civil servant not below Grade Level 17 and must provide evidence of salary payments for at least three months. These documents are to be verified through an official letter from the surety’s bank manager within the court’s jurisdiction.
In addition, the surety is required to depose to an affidavit of means, execute a bail bond, and submit a recent passport photograph to the court registry as part of the bail conditions.
El-Rufai was also ordered to deposit all valid international passports with the court and remain within the court’s jurisdiction while the case is pending.
The court further directed that he must report to the headquarters of the Department of State Services on the last Friday of every month at 10 a.m. to sign an attendance register until the determination of the case. The judge warned that failure to comply with any of the conditions would result in the automatic revocation of the bail.
