Court grants El-Rufai bail with stringent conditions

Ebun Emmanuel –May 18,2026

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail ta a former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of N100 million with one surety in like sum.

Delivering the ruling, Justice Abdulmalik imposed a series of stringent conditions the defendant must meet before perfecting the bail.

The court held that the proposed surety must reside in either the Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja and must deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property at the court registry.

The surety is also required to be a federal civil servant not below Grade Level 17 and must provide evidence of salary payments for at least three months, authenticated by a letter from the manager of a bank within the jurisdiction of the court.