Alleged Wiretapping: Court Fixes October 26 for Ruling on El-Rufai’s No-Case Submission
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 wiretapping charge brought against him by the Department of State Services (DSS).
The DSS filed an amended five-count charge against El-Rufai following comments he made during a February 13, 2026, interview with Arise TV, in which he alleged that associates had listened to the telephone communications of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
The secret police accused the former governor of violating provisions of the Cybercrimes and Nigerian Communications laws.
At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, counsel to El-Rufai, Paul Erokoro, SAN, informed the court that the defence filed its no-case submission on August 26, 2026.
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Another counsel, A.K. Ekere, who held brief for Erokoro, urged the court to dismiss the charges against the former governor and award costs against the DSS.
Ekere argued that the prosecution had failed to present a prima facie case requiring El-Rufai to enter a defence.
Responding, prosecuting counsel, Oluwole Aladedoye, SAN, told the court that the prosecution filed its response to the no-case submission on September 6, 2026.
He urged the court to dismiss the defence application and direct El-Rufai to commence his defence.
Aladedoye argued that evidence, including an alleged confession by the former governor tendered before the court, sufficiently established a case against him.
After hearing arguments from both parties, the presiding judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, adjourned the matter until October 26, 2026, for ruling.
By PRNigeria
