ABUJA — A middle-aged woman, identified as the wife of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, on Monday, slumped at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The woman slumped and fell on the floor while armed operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, were leading Kyari and his co-suspects away from the court premises.
The development followed the deferment of the ruling on Kyari’s bail application till March 28, 2022 by the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite.
The NDLEA, however, urged the court to deny Kyari and all the other defendants bail.
It told the court that Kyari, who was arraigned on eight counts bordering on conspiracy, obstruction, and dealing in cocaine, and other related offences, would escape from the country and make himself unavailable for trial, should he be released from custody.
Meanwhile, NDLEA has released fresh facts on how the suspended ‘super cop’ and former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari; as well as his deputy, ACP Sunday Ubua, allegedly received a combined N4.2bn from their separate bank accounts.
In a statement sent to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, seeking his approval for the confiscation of properties and assets belonging to Abba Kyari, NDLEA revealed that not less than N1.4bn passed through Kyari’s account while he was commander of the IRT.
The Agency also disclosed that N2.8bn was traced to Kyari’s deputy, Ubua eight bank accounts, noting that Ubua allegedly received a lump sum of N2.664bn on August 15, 2019.
Given the investigations, the NDLEA is now working on the assumption that the sums traced to Kyari and his deputy may be connected to the sale of some illicit substances including Tramadol worth N3bn.
Ezinwanne Onwuka, senior staff reporter and columnist with WAP is a Nigerian-based writer and content developer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her interests include reading, writing, researching and graphic designing.
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