Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The charges, filed under FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026, are scheduled for hearing before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on 25th February 2026.

In a statement signed by Muyiwa Adekeye, Media Adviser to Malam Nasir El-Rufai and made available to The News Chronicle on Tuesday, El-Rufai's motion, filed on 17 February 2026, demands:

An order striking out the DSS charges for failing to disclose an offence recognized by law.

A discharge of El-Rufai on the grounds that the prosecution has presented no prima facie case.

N2 billion in costs against the DSS for "reckless and unconstitutional misuse of the criminal justice system to harass and publicly victimize" him.

The court papers, citing 17 grounds, argue that the charges violate the Co...