However, the presiding judge, Darius Khobo, adjourned ruling on the application to April 21, 2026. Pension scheme: Retired police officers take protest to Presidential Villa 3 remanded over alleged conspiracy, armed robbery The former governor was, last week, granted bail by a Federal High Court in Kaduna in another corruption case instituted against him by the ICPC. Justice Rilwanu Aikawa admitted El-Rufai to bail in the sum of N200 million.

He ordered that El-Rufai remain in ICPC custody pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions. As part of the conditions, the defendant is barred from making public comments on the case and must attend all court sittings. Speaking with journalists, Hayatudeen Lawal Makarfi, an associate of El-Rufai, disclosed that the court imposed about 10 bail conditions.

He reiterated that the former governor would remain in ICPC custody until all conditions are met, including the provision of a surety with landed property and a traditional title. Daily Trust could not immediately confirm if the former governor had met the bail conditions. In the amended charges, the ICPC accused El-Rufai of multiple infractions allegedly committed during his tenure in office.

The nine-count charge includes allegations that El-Rufai induced the Kaduna State Government to release about N11 billion to an unregistered entity for a light rail project that was never executed. The commission also alleged that the former governor approved and received approximately N289.8 million as severance allowance—far above the legally entitled sum of about N20 million—thereby conferring a corrupt advantage on himself. In another count, El-Rufai is accused of mismanaging over $1.08 million, part of a World Bank loan to the state, in violation of the loan agreement. El-Rufai has, however, denied all the allegations against him.