Justice D. H. Khobo delivered a considered ruling on June 29, 2026 on the defendant’s third application for bail, this time on medical grounds.
The High Court of Kaduna State has again dismissed an application for bail filed by the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, in the ongoing criminal proceedings instituted against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
Justice D. H. Khobo delivered a considered ruling on June 29, 2026 on the defendant’s third application for bail, this time on medical grounds.
A central issue considered by the Court was the medical report relied upon by Mallam El-Rufai in support of his application.
The report, annexed to the application as Exhibit “A” and purportedly issued by the National Hospital, Abuja, claimed that the former Governor had been diagnosed with an advanced metastatic prostate cancer requiring a specialised treatment unavailable anywhere in Nigeria.
