EL-RUFAI’S FAMILY PROTESTS SSS DETENTION, ALLEGES TORTURE, MEDICAL NEGLECT. (PHOTOS).

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 El-Rufai’s Family Protests SSS Detention, Alleges Torture, Medical Neglect Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has continued to face controversy over his detention, as members of his family and supporters staged a protest in Abuja on Monday over his custody by the State Security Service (SSS). The demonstrators, which included Senator Lawal Adamu and close relatives of the former governor, accused security authorities of subjecting him to psychological pressure and denying him access to medical care despite existing court directives. Speaking outside the SSS facility, El-Rufai’s second wife, Asia, said the family had been living under fear due to what she described as persistent surveillance and security intimidation connected to the case. According to her, the tension increased after El-Rufai appeared before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, where he was granted bail before the matter was adjourned.  She alleged that despite prior arr...

FRENCH BANK BNP PARIBAS TO APPEAL SUDAN ATROCITIES FUNDING VERDICT. (PHOTO).


 French bank BNP Paribas to appeal Sudan atrocities funding verdict

French banking giant BNP Paribas said on Thursday that a judge's decision to certify an October verdict in a Sudan-related litigation clears the path for the bank to pursue an appeal, Reuters reported.


A US jury in October found the French bank helped Sudan's government commit genocide by providing banking services that violated American sanctions.


The court ordered the euro zone's biggest lender by assets to pay $20.5 million to three Sudanese plaintiffs who testified about human rights abuses under former President Omar al-Bashir's rule.


The bank said it would seek to have the case dismissed on appeal, arguing the trial applied Swiss law incorrectly.

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