A Nigerian court has ruled that former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has a case to answer in his ongoing phone-tapping trial. The judge has ordered El-Rufai to enter his defence, giving him the option to respond to the charges brought against him.
The ruling moves the case into a new phase, shifting the spotlight firmly onto El-Rufai and his legal team to decide how they will respond in court.
Details on the specific nature of the phone-tapping allegations and the timeline of the trial remain limited from the source reporting, but the judge's decision signals that prosecutors presented enough to keep the case alive. What El-Rufai chooses to do next will be the moment to watch.
Originally published by AllAfrica.