Cocaine Saga: NDLEA Seeks Court Order To Extend Abba Kyari’s Detention

Abba Kyari According to a report by Vanguard, some indications emerged, the other day, that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has submitted an application in court for the extension of the detention of embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari and four other suspects involved in the 25-kilogramme cocaine deal.

Sources stated the Agency’s officers are currently investigating possessions he claimed to own in a video that has gone viral. The source said Kyari was the equivalent of El Chapo, in recommendation to a Mexican drug lord presently on trial in the USA.

Kyari confessed to owning magnificent estates

The sources at the company intimated Vanguard that Abba Kyari confessed to the ownership of the option estates in Lekki, Victoria Island, Lagos, Gussappe and Highbrow Asokoro in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The sources further said NDLEA operatives offered him a property confirmation form to fill and are currently attempting to verify the residential or commercial properties he discussed in the confession video that has gone viral.

Forensic analysis

This is simply as sources stated they are likewise performing forensic analysis of the exhibitions recovered from the suspects and other accomplices with a view to detaining all the suspects involved in the deal.

It was discovered that the firm has beefed up security in and around their headquarters at Gambia, Area11, Garki, Abuja following worries that efforts might be made to totally free Abba Kyari and other police officers allegedly involved in the drug offer.

This advancement, according to sources, came as an outcome of privileged details made available to top officials of the company that sufficient care and security measures need to be taken to make sure that Kyari and other outdoors forces do not spring the suspects from detention.

Security beef-up

Lead found out that because 3.30 pm the other day, no visitor was permitted into the properties of the Agency based on stern instructions given by their manager, General Buba Marwa, that he would not like to hear that the suspects escaped.

One of the sources informed Vanguard that no stone will be left unturned in this drug case, particularly, as tongues have actually begun wagging that NDLEA was just out to reverse the authorities by parading just Police officials associated with the drug offer. “They understand that it is not real.

Our boss had given that begun a cleansing workout by sterilizing the agency from head to toe. That is exactly what played out resulting in the direct exposure of the dirty offer initiated by Abba Kyari. If not, the deal would have been swept under the carpet while suspects will go their methods. So, this time around, we will not permit any person to smear our hard-earned image.

PSC suspends 2 Abba Kyari’s guys, directs IGP to suspend 2 Inspectors

The Police Service Commission has actually formally suspended Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Sunday Ubua and Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP James Bawa from the workout of the powers and functions of their particular offices with result from Monday, February 14, 2022.

The two Police Officers were working under the suspended DCP Abba Kyari in the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, of the Force Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Nigeria Police Force.

They were also alleged to be associated with the current drug seizure and transfer to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.

The Commission’s choice was contained in a letter to the Inspector General of Police, dated February 16, 2022, and signed by Justice Clara B. Ogunbiyi, retired Justice of the Supreme Court and Commissioner 1 in the PSC for the Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector General of Police.

The Commission in the letter titled “Re- Investigation into a seizure and Transfer to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency of 25 kilogrammes of Cocaine by the Office of DCP, Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Department of Force Intelligence Bureau” mentioned that in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Rules 030406, the Commission has authorized the suspension of the officers “till the result of the examination into the allegations levelled against them.”

The Commission also directed the Inspector General of Police to “note likewise that DCP Abba Kyari, who, prior to this accusation was on suspension, will stay so till the conclusion of investigations.”

The Inspector-General of Police was requested to place on suspension Inspector Simon Agrigba and Inspector John Nuhu in accordance with the Powers of Delegation.

“The IGP is more asked for to notify the Commission of the arrest of ASP John Umoru, who is currently at big, whenever his arrest is effected to allow it to take essential action”, a statement by Ikechukwu Ani, spokesperson of PSC said.

“The Commission also directed the Inspector General of Police to furnish it with information on additional advancement on the matter for essential more action.

“The Commission is in invoice of a copy of IGP’s letter on the topic with Reference number CB: 4099/FHQ/ABJ/ Vol16/151 dated 14th February 2022 and dealt with to Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa rtd, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,” he said.

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