Nigeria, June 23 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed an application by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, seeking a variation of his bail conditions in the ongoing phone tapping case filed by the State Security Service (SSS).

Judge Joyce Abdulmalik held that the initial conditions attached to his bail were "intended to ensure his attendance at trial" and found no merit in the request to alter them.

The decision followed a bail variation application filed by Mr El-Rufai in the trial.

By the request, he sought an order of the court that granted the bail to alter part of the conditions attached to the bail which he could not meet after making frantic efforts.

The SSS filed the charges against Mr El-Rufai in...