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(Contd) B. CONDITIONS OF BAIL GRANTED MALLAM NASIR EL-RUFAI BY THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT ABUJA ON 18TH MAY, 2026 (Source: CTC of Court Ruling) After the prosecution did not oppose granting of bail to the defendant, the Presiding Judge ruled thus: "I am inclined to admit the Defendant to bail subject to the fulfillment of the conditions herein set out in this ruling thus:- 1. To the sum of One Hundred Million Naira with one surety in like sum. 2. The Proposed Surety shall reside in his developed landed property within the metropolis of this Court, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, specifically at Maitama or Asokoro in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; and shall be deposited at the Registry of this Court's Judicial Division, the original title deeds, to wit, Certificate of Occupancy. 3. The Proposed Surety shall be a Federal Civil Servant within the Judicial Division of this Honourable Court of not less than G/L. 17 and shall affix evidence of receipt of his/her salary for not less than three months. These documents shall be further authenticated by a letter from the recipient Bank Manager within this Court Judicial Division. 4. The Proposed Surety shall depose an Affidavit of Means, enter into bond to forfeit his/her bail bond, should the Defendant/Applicant jump bail as well as deposit his/her recent passport photo at Court's Registry. 5. The Defendant/ Applicant shall deposit his valid International Passports at the Registry of this Court's Judicial Division. 6. A verification letter from the Proposed Surety immediate Head of Department, letter of Pensionable Employment, and Promotion Letter to the required grade level shall be deposited at the Registry of this Court's Judicial Division. 7. The Proposed Surety shall also deposit his/her Tax Clearance Certificate for a period of six months to date at the Registry of his Court's judicial division. 8. The Defendant shall at the last Friday of every month till the determination of this case, save by leave of this Honorable Court, appear at the Headquarters of the State Security Service, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, at 10am to endorse/sign a Register of attendance, in default of which his bail shall be automatically revoked without more. 9. The Defendant shall further deposit at the Registry of this Court's Judicial Division an attestation from the Chairman of the Kaduna State Traditional Rulers Council as well as two other members of the Council. 10. Finally, all these aforementioned documents furnished by the surety shall be further authenticated by the DCR Litigation of this Honourable Court, the Learned Senior Prosecution Counsel on record as well as the Learned Senior Counsel for the Defendant / Applicant on record on their letterhead paper." Let me add - and it is instructive - that, the NBA President in his statement posited inter alia that: "The consequence (of certain conditions attached to bail) is that many persons who are constitutionally presumed innocent and have ostensibly been granted bail remain incarcerated because the conditions attached to their release are beyond their reach." While this relates to many Nigerians in similar circumstances, it is pertinent to state that several weeks after the above bails were granted Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, he remains in detention simply because he is unable to meet some of the bail conditions stipulated above. In Closing Caveat: This submission is not a violation of neither is it intended to violate the bail condition No. 5 stipulated by the Federal High Court Kaduna which states that: "The 1st defendant shall ensure that neither him, his counsel, his supporters or associates make any public comments to the press or other channels of communication such as the social media about the various proceedings in this trial until the conclusion of this trial." (Contd)