Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, will remain in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions.
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna granted El-Rufai bail in the corruption case filed against him by the commission. However, the presiding judge, Rilwanu Aikawa, directed that he remain in custody until all conditions attached to the bail are fully met.
Reacting to the ruling, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress and ally of the former governor, Hayatudeen Lawal Makarfi, described the conditions as excessive.
According to him, the requirements include multiple conditions ranging from landed property to a N200 million bond and other stipulations.
“The bail conditions are many, from landed properties to N200 million to someone who has a traditional title, and so many conditions, numbering almost ten or more,” he said.
