A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Nasir El-Rufai in the sum of N100 million over charges filed against him by the Department of State Services (DSS) for alleged national security breaches.

El-Rufai is being prosecuted following comments in which he reportedly admitted during a television interview to wiretapping the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.

Delivering ruling on the bail application, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik imposed several conditions that must be met before the bail can be perfected.

According to the court, the surety must provide a landed property located in either Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja and deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy with the court registry.

The court further directed that the surety must be a federal civil servant on Grade Level 17 or above and provide evidence of salary payments for the previous three months, backed by an authentication letter from the branch bank manager within the court’s jurisdiction.

Justice Abdulmalik also ordered the surety to swear to an affidavit of means, sign a bail bond and submit a recent passport photograph to the court registry.

As part of the bail conditions, El-Rufai was directed to surrender all valid international passports to the court.

Additional requirements include a verification letter from the surety’s department as well as a tax clearance certificate covering the last six months.

The court also ordered the former governor to report to the DSS headquarters every last Friday of the month by 10 a.m. to sign an attendance register pending the conclusion of the trial.

Justice Abdulmalik warned that failure to comply with any of the bail conditions would result in immediate revocation of the bail.

The court further directed El-Rufai to submit a letter of attestation from the Chairman of the Kaduna State Traditional Council.

An accelerated hearing of the case was also ordered by the court.