Nigeria’s Court of Appeal in Kaduna has dismissed an appeal by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai challenging a High Court ruling that denied him bail.
The decision leaves the earlier ruling refusing him bail in place, dealing a setback to his efforts to secure release.
El-Rufai had approached the appellate court to challenge the decision of the state High Court, which rejected his application for bail.
However, the Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal, effectively upholding the lower court’s decision.
The ruling marks another development in the former governor’s legal battle, although further details of the court’s reasoning and the implications of the decision were not immediately available.
