The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has reserved ruling on a no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai in a charge of alleged wiretapping brought against him by the Department of State Services (DSS). The DSS filed an amended five-count charge against El-Rufai following a February 13, 2026, Arise TV interview in which he stated that associates had listened to the phone communications of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. The secret police told the court that El-Rufai's actions breached the Cybercrimes and Nigerian Communications laws. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, El-Rufai's counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN, informed the court that a no-case application was filed on August 26, 2026, and A.K. Ekere, who held brief for Erokoro, urged the court to discharge the case and award penalties against the DSS, arguing that no prima-facie evidence was before the court to warrant a defence.
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