The legal and political tensions surrounding former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai have escalated following the Federal Government’s decision to file a three-count criminal charge against him at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The case, instituted by the Department of State Services (DSS), centers on allegations that El-Rufai unlawfully intercepted the telephone communications of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. 

The charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026, lists the Federal Republic of Nigeria as complainant and Mallam Nasir El-Rufai as defendant. At its core, the prosecution claims that El-Rufai admitted to the alleged interception during a televised interview on 13 Febr...