Alleged national security breach: El-Rufai pleads not guilty
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Former Kaduna governor Nasir El‑Rufai was arraigned in Abuja on five amended charges of alleged national
The Department of State Services, DSS, has finally arraigned former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on a five-count amended charge bordering on alleged breach of national security. El-Rufai, who was arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal Highway Court in Abuja, however pleaded not guilty to all the counts. When the case was […] Alleged national security breach: El-Rufai pleads not guilty