The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 26 October 2026, to deliver its ruling on the no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the alleged wiretapping case instituted against him by the Department of State Services.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik reserved the ruling on Monday after listening to arguments from El-Rufai’s legal team and the DSS over whether the former governor should be called upon to defend himself against the charges.
While urging the court to uphold the no-case submission, counsel for the former governor, Paul Erokoro, SAN, argued that the prosecution had not produced sufficient evidence to establish a prima facie case against his client.
However, DSS counsel, Oluwole Aladedoye, SAN, asked the court to reject the application and compel El-Rufai to open his defence. He argued that the defence had failed to satisfactorily deal with Exhibit B, which the prosecution described as containing an alleged admission by the former governor concerning the interception of Ribadu’s communications.
The DSS had earlier called two witnesses, including a DSS operative and human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, who gave evidence concerning statements allegedly made by El-Rufai during a television interview about listening to telephone conversations involving the NSA.
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