Nigeria, June 22 -- A lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, on Monday, testified as the second prosecution witness in the alleged phone tapping case filed by the State Security Service (SSS) against former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

Mr Adeyanju, who appeared before Judge Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, testified after the recording was played that the video reflected what he witnessed during the 13 February programme in which Mr El-Rufai made claims about intercepting the phone call of the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu.

The witness, who is know for commentaries on public issues, identified Mr El-Rufai as "a very popular politician and former governor of Kaduna State" while giving evidence for the prosecuti...