The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) will today arraign the suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, before a Federal High Court, Abuja on an eightcount charge bordering on trafficking of hard drug. NDLEA had, last week charged DCP Abba Kyari with the criminal offences alongside four other senior police officers and two civilians.
Those charged along with him in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/57/2022 and signed by the NDLEA Director, Prosecution and Legal Services, Mr Joseph Sunday are, 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.
In count one, Abba Kyari, ACP Sunday Ubua, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agirigba, and Inspector John Nuhu, all of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) were 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 Natural Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, CAP 30 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.