A Federal High Court has granted bail to Nasir El-Rufai.
El-Rufai had been in detention under the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
The development was made public on Tuesday by political commentator Imran Wakili in a post on X.
“Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has been granted bail by the Federal High Court,” Wakili wrote.
The former minister of the Federal Capital Territory is currently facing trial over alleged corrupt practices during his tenure as governor of Kaduna State.
Details of the bail conditions have not yet been disclosed.