A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has dismissed the fundamental rights suit filed by former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai against the Department of State Services (DSS) and three others. Justice Sylvanus Oriji dismissed the suit for being incompetent and lacking in merit. The court awarded N200,000 as litigation costs in favour of each of the respondents. El-Rufai had sued the DSS, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) over alleged breach of his fundamental rights. He has been in custody since his arrest in February for allegedly tapping the phone lines of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu.
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