A federal high court in Abuja has postponed the arraignment of Nasir el-Rufai, former Kaduna State governor, to April 23.
The Department of State Services (DSS) had filed a three-count charge against el-Rufai over alleged unlawful interception of a telephone conversation, linked to remarks he made during a television interview. The court had originally scheduled his arraignment for February 25.
El-Rufai was absent at Wednesday’s court session.
Oluwole Aladedoyin, counsel for the prosecution, stated that the former governor remains in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
“Unfortunately, the defendant is with the ICPC, and I do not know how far the investigation with the ICPC has gone,” Aladedoyin said.
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