Former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has been granted bail.
El-Rufia is however to remain in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, pending the fulfillment of the bail conditions.
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna granted El-Rufai bail in the corruption case instituted against him by the ICPC.
However, the trial judge, Rilwanu Aikawa, who delivered the ruling, ordered the former governor to remain in custody until the conditions are met.
Speaking to journalists after the ruling, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC and a close ally of the embattled former governor, Hayatudeen Lawal Makarfi, said the conditions are outrageous.
According to the associate, the “bail conditions are many, from landed properties to N200 million to someone who has a traditional title, and so many conditions, numbering almost ten or more”.
