A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over the alleged unlawful interception of telephone conversations involving the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a ruling, held that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence to require El-Rufai to enter his defence in the five-count amended charge filed against him by the Department of State Services.
The judge consequently ordered the former governor to open his defence and adjourned the case until November 25.
El-Rufai had filed the no-case submission after the Federal Government closed its case following the testimony of two prosecution witnesses.
Ruling on the application, Justice Abdulmalik agreed with the prosecution that the case should proceed to the defence stage, thereby rejecting El-Rufai’s request for discharge and acquittal at that stage of the proceedings.
