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Justice Rilwanu Aikawa of the Federal High Court, Kaduna, on Tuesday adjourned hearing in the bail application filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, till March 31.
The judge fixed the date after listening to arguments from both the defence and prosecution on Tuesday.
El-Rufai was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a 10-count charge of conversion of public property and money laundering.
The former governor however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The defence counsel, Ukpon Akpan, had earlier urged the court to grant his client bail to enable him to prepare his defence.
However, the prosecution counsel, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, opposed the application and argued that granting bail could interfere with ongoing investigations.
Following the submissions, the judge adjourned the matter to March 31 for the hearing of the bail application and ordered that the defendant remain in ICPC custody.
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