El-Rufai is being prosecuted on an amended five-count charge before a Federal High Court in Abuja.
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Justice Abdulmalik equally ordered the DSS to give the lawyers and family members access to the defendants within a reasonable time
Dawakin Tofa confirmed in a Facebook post that he, alongside Salisu Yahaya Hotoro, Ibrahim Adam and Nuhu Dambazau, were detained for four hours by the Kano command of the DSS, before being granted bail on self-recognition.
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasir Muazu, stated this in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Omeiza, who opened his defence, told Justice Emeka Nwite while being led in evidence by the defence lawyer, Abdullahi Muhammad.
The five are drawn from the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services, Nigeria Immigration Service and Aviation Security
According to a report from Daily Trust, Walida was released to Governor Namadi late on Wednesday at the DSS office in Abuja.
The suspect, identified as Sani Yusuf, is described as a high-profile commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court fixed the date after Chief Judge John Tsoho assigned the case to her.
Justice Yusuf Halilu announced that the judgment date would be communicated shortly after the parties adopted their final briefs of argument.
The counsel, who spoke at the adoption of her written address on Thursday, wants the N5 billion defamation suit dismissed.
A top security source, who made the disclosure, also revealed that last Thursday’s seizure of the former governor’s passport by DSS officers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport, Abuja, was to stop him from fleeing to Egypt after briefly visiting Nigeria.
The Office of the NSA (ONSA) made the demand in a letter to El-Rufai, whose allegation was also made via a letter.
The witness, who said he is a member of the Ondo Security Network, tagged, “Amotekun,” told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he was able to identify the 2nd defendant, Al Qasim Idris, because they had an exchange of gun fire at close range.
Obaseki was reportedly attacked on December 28, 2025, where he was engaging in a football match by thugs, claiming to be in solidarity with the Oba of Benin.
At the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, Sowore’s counsel, Marshal Abubakar, tendered a flash drive containing video clips of Omokri during the cross-examination of the first prosecution witness, Cyril Nosike, a DSS operative.
It was against this background that recent media reports jolted my memory: a Department of State Services (DSS) operative, Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, had been arrested for allegedly abducting, raping, and forcibly converting a Muslim girl to Christianity. Instantly, my mind travelled back to 2016—the traumatic case of Ese Oruru and Yunusa Dahiru, popularly known as “Yellow.” That episode dominated newspapers, television screens, social media timelines, and the commentary of self-styled influencers who fed hungrily on outrage.
This, it said, was as Nigeria’s security, intelligence, military and emergency response agencies recorded strong national visibility driven by major operations, reforms and inter-agency collaboration.
Samuel Jatau, the Secretary to the State Government received the victims from the DSS on Saturday in Jos.
The Special Assistant on Media to Malami, Mohammed Bello Doka, made this known to newsmen in a statement on Wednesday.