The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA has finally slammed an 8-count charge against the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari. The charges were based on hard drug trafficking.
Abba Kyari was charged alongside four other senior police officers and two civilians.
The charges marked FHC/ABJ/CR/57/2022 were filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja and signed by Mr Joseph Sunday, NDLEA Director, Prosecution and Legal Services.
An Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP Sunday Ubua, Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agirigba, Inspector John Nuhu, Chibuinna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne were all charged alongside the super cop.
Abba Kyari, ACP Sunday Ubua, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agirigba, and Inspector John Nuhu, all of the Intelligence Response Team were in one of the counts said to have between January 19 and 25 dealt in 17. 55 kilograms of cocaine and committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 14 (b) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, CAP 30 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.