After 27 Months In Detention, Suspended Police Chief Abba Kyari Released

Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory after spending 27 months in detention………..CONTINUE READING

Kyari was detained following his arrest on February 14, 2022, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for alleged involvement with an international drug cartel.

Along with Kyari, four members of the Police Intelligence Response Team—Sunday Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba, and John Nuhu—were arraigned on March 7, 2022. Two suspected drug traffickers, Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne, who were arrested at Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, were also charged in connection with the case.

While Kyari and the IRT members pleaded not guilty, Umeibe and Ezenwanne pleaded guilty and were convicted.

Despite multiple applications, Kyari’s requests for bail were repeatedly denied until a recent decision by a Federal High Court in Abuja.

On May 22, 2024, Judge Emeka Nwite granted Kyari bail to allow him to conclude the burial rites of his mother, Yachilla Kyari, who died on May 5. As part of his bail conditions, Kyari was required to deposit his passport with the court and report to the nearest NDLEA office during the bail period.

The court has scheduled a hearing for May 31, 2024, regarding Kyari’s main bail application concerning the drug trafficking charges.

Providing an update, Adamu Duza, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service for the Federal Capital Territory Command, confirmed that Kyari met his bail conditions and was released on Friday.

“DCP Kyari has perfected his bail conditions and has since been released today,” Duza stated

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