•El-Rufai
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, is scheduled to be arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 over a three-count criminal charge filed by the Department of State Services (DSS).
El-Rufai will appear before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, to whom the case has been assigned, according to a hearing notice issued by the court, reports The Nation.
The DSS, in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026, accused him of committing cybercrimes and breaching provisions of the Communications Act by allegedly participating in the unlawful surveillance of the telephone of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
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