… says ex-governor made wiretapping remarks during TV interview
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA— The trial of detained former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai continued before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, as the Federal Government called another witness to testify.
The witness, Mr. Deji Adeyanju, who is a lawyer and activist, told the court that he also appeared as a guest on Arise Television on February 13, the same day the embattled former governor made the remarks that precipitated his ongoing trial.
El-Rufai, who was governor between 2015 and 2023 and was also Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, is facing an amended five-count charge bordering on his alleged complicity in the unlawful interception of the phone communications of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu.
