Appeal Court reserves judgement on El-Rufai’s bail application

The Court of Appeal in Kaduna has reserved judgement on an appeal filed by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai challenging the refusal of his bail application by the Kaduna State High Court. Justice Onyekachi Aja Otisi presided over the session and reserved judgement after hearing arguments from counsel to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and El-Rufai. ICPC lead counsel Ayodeji Adedipe urged the appellate court to dismiss the appeal, arguing that the high court was right to refuse bail. Adedipe noted that El-Rufai had filed three separate bail applications before the trial court, all of which were refused.

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