The Department of State Service (DSS) is set to arraign the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, over the allegation of cybercrime and the breach of national security on Wednesday, February 25.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court (FHC) announced the date for the arraignment after the chief judge, the assigned the case to her.
Premium Times reported that on Monday, February 16, the secret police filed a three-count criminal charge against the former governor after his alleged participation in the wiretapping of the telephone line of Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA). The file suit is marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026.
In an interview, the former governor alleged that the NSA ordered his arrest following what he described as a failed move to arrest and detain him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday, February 12.
The chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) also alleged that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) used the Department of State Services (DSS) to carry out the action.
When asked how he knew that the NSA ordered his arrest, the former governor said he and others listened to his conversation. His statement reads:
“He made the call because we listened to their calls. The government thinks that they are the only ones who listen to calls. But we also have our ways.”
