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DSS ARRAIGNS EL-RUFAI OVER TAPPING OF RIBADU’S PHONE

April 23, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

He was arraigned over his alleged involvement in wiretapping the telephone lines of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

In February, secret police had filed a three-count charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026 before the Federal High Court in Abuja, accusing the former governor of breaching the Cybercrimes Prohibition Act, (2024), and the Nigerian Communications Act (2003.)

But on Thursday, the prosecutor informed the court that the charges had been amended from three to five counts.

Hence, the judge struck out the previous count.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.