Court Refuses to Grant Abba Kyari, Two Others Bail

Justice Emeka Nwite has denied bail to suspended deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, and two other senior police officers in separate rulings. The court held that the defendants failed to present sufficient evidence to justify the court’s discretion.

Justice Nwite emphasized that the court must exercise its discretion judiciously and cannot grant bail to the defendants in this case.

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Kyari was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on February 14, 2022, for alleged involvement in a cocaine deal. He was arraigned on March 7, 2022, along with four suspended officers and two suspected drug traffickers, Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne. They were charged with dealing 17.55 kilograms of cocaine, in violation of the NDLEA Act.

The court previously denied bail to the defendants and ordered their detention in Kuje prison.