- The embattled DCP Abba Kyari is in for a brand new battle with the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company
- That is so the company filed recent expenses in opposition to the ‘Tremendous Cop’ and 6 others, an eighth-count legal cost
- In the meantime, NDLEA’s director of authorized providers, Joseph Sunday, signed the costs, noting than the varied offences are opposite to and punishable beneath numerous provisions of the NDLEA Act
Abuja– On Thursday, March 3, the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA), filed an eighth-count legal cost in opposition to the suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Abba Kyari, and 6 others it alleged have been concerned in drug trafficking.
NDLEA, within the cost it filed by means of a staff of attorneys led by its Director, Prosecution & Authorized Companies, Mr. Joseph Sunday, particularly accused DCP Kyari and the 4 different law enforcement officials of conspiracy, obstruction, and dealing in illicit medicine value 17.55 kilograms, Vanguard experiences.
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The co-defendants
The opposite defendants within the cost marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022, which the company lodged earlier than the Federal Excessive Court docket sitting in Abuja, have been 4 members of the Police Intelligence Response Crew, IRT, ACP Sunday J. Ubia, ASP Bawa James, Insp. Simon Agirigba and Insp. John Nuhu, in addition to two alleged drug traffickers that have been arrested on the Akanu Ibiam Worldwide Airport in Enugu, Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne.
The costs
It’s equally alleged that Kyari and his males, who’re at present in its custody, additionally unlawfully tampered with 21.25kg value of illicit medicine.
The courtroom as we speak
They have been introduced into the courtroom room round 8am in two batches of 4 and two, by armed operatives of the NDLEA, The Nation added.
They’re at present seated within the courtroom room, awaiting the arrival of the decide, for the graduation of the day’s proceedings.
The seven defendants are to be arraigned on an eight-count cost filed by the NDLEA.
The AGF’s place
Malami had within the extradition software he additionally introduced earlier than the courtroom, claimed that no cost was pending in opposition to DCP Kyari in Nigeria.
Hushpuppi: Nervousness as IGP Usman Baba speaks on extradition of DCP Abba Kyari
Earlier, Legit.ng had reported that the Inspector-Common of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has stated the Nigeria Police Force is but to obtain a proper request for the extradition of Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police.
Talking at a media briefing on Thursday, October 28, Baba stated the police has, nevertheless, acquired suggestions on the authorized recommendation requested from Abubakar Malami, the Lawyer-Common of the Federation (AGF).
Legit.ng remembers that the IGP had in August acquired the report of the panel set as much as probe the bribery allegations in opposition to Kyari over his alleged relationship with Hushpuppi, the Instagram superstar and self-confessed worldwide fraudster.
Abba Kyari detained by the NDLEA, did not get bail
In the meantime, the bail application filed by Kyari has been turned down by a Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja.
Through the sitting presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, on Monday, February 28, the courtroom dominated that Kyari’s bail software has been overtaken by occasions.
The embattled tremendous cop is at present being detained by the NDLEA over alleged hyperlinks.
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