The Department of State Services has arraigned former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over allegations of unlawfully accessing a telephone conversation involving the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.

El-Rufai, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, was brought before a Federal High Court in Abuja on an amended five-count charge.

At the start of proceedings on Thursday, the prosecution told the court that the number of charges had been increased from three to five.

Further details on the case were yet to be disclosed as of the time of filing this report.