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DSS slams Nasir El-Rufai with three-count charge at Federal High Court, Abuja.
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Charges border on alleged interception of NSA Nuhu Ribadu’s phone conversation.
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Prosecution cites Cybercrimes Act 2024 and Nigerian Communications Act 2003.
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a three-count charge against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over the alleged interception of the telephone conversation of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
The charges were filed on Monday before the Federal High Court, Abuja Division.
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The DSS alleged that El-Rufai committed the offence alongside other persons currently at large.
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According to the prosecution, El-Rufai admitted his involvement while appearing on Arise TV’s Prime Time programme on February 3.
Count one alleges that the act contravenes Section 12(1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) (Amendment) Act, 2024.
In count two, the government accused him of failing to notify security agencies despite allegedly knowing that the NSA’s communication had been unlawfully intercepted.
The third count claims that by using technical equipment to intercept Ribadu’s calls, the defendants endangered public safety and national security, contrary to Section 131(2) of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003.
El-Rufai, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory under ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, is described in the charge as a prominent opposition figure.