FG sues El-Rufai over claims of intercepting NSA Ribadu’s phone comms
The Federal Government has filed a three-count charge against former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai over the alleged interception of the phone communications of Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
According to the court documents, El-Rufai had on February 13 2026, claimed during an Arise TV interview, that he together with other unnamed individuals eavesdropped into Nuhu Ribadu’s phone conversations, which was tapped by a third party.
The Federal Government, through the Department of State Services (DSS), has now filed a three-count charge against the ex-Kaduna Governor at the Federal High Court in Abuja, listing the Federal Republic of Nigeria as the complainant and Mallam Nasir El-Rufai as the defendant.
According to the three-count charge, El-Rufai during an interview on Arise TV admitted to have unlawfully intercepted the phone communications of the National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, alongside other unnamed individuals.
The charge also alleged the former Kaduna State Governor to have known and related with an unnamed individual who unlawfully intercepted the phone communications of the National Security Adviser without reporting the said person to security agencies.
The last count on the charge centered on El-Rufai’s collusion with others now at large, who through the use of technical equipment compromising public safety and national security, unlawfully intercepted the phone communications of the National Security Adviser.
