How I was framed by NDLEA Personnel assisting drug barons to ship cocaine to Nigeria – Abba Kyari

Former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari has accused a personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, of framing him after he went to demand compensation for a whistle blower who provided information that led to the arrest of a suspect by the IRT.

Kyari made the claim in a N500million fundamental right enforcement suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22 to challenge his arrest and detention by NDLEA.

WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that NDLEA had narrated how it filmed the moment  Kyari, was negotiating a drug deal for the release of 25kg of cocaine and offered $61,400 cash to NDLEA officer.

The suspended DCP, among other things is praying the court to order the Nigerian government to pay him N500m and also tender written apology to him in two national dailies for the unlawful violation of his fundamental human rights.

An affidavit filed by Kyari also read, “That on that fateful day, the suspect as usual shipped drugs (cocaine) from Ethiopia to Enugu Airport. The officer of NDLEA cleared him within the airport, then officer of FIB-IRT arrested the suspect with the help of an information.

“That before the informant accepted to work with the officers of FIB-IRT, they both had an agreement to compensate the informant.

“That officers of FIB-IRT, having noticed that officers of NDLEA were the ones clearing the said suspect with his drugs (cocaine), they immediately took the suspect to NDLEA and also reported those officers involved in the act.

“That instead of the NDLEA to handle the matter accordingly and bring their officers involved to book, they decided to frustrate the informant, thereby refusing to compensate the informant.

“That it was at this juncture that the attention of the DCP Abba Kyari was called, who because the NDLEA officer involved is his friend, decided to intervene for the purpose of compensating the Informant.

“That the NDLEA officer who refused to compensate the informant was the one who framed DCP Abba Kyari up on a trump-up allegation that he was trying to bribe him.

“That the agent of the Respondent declared the Applicant wanted because of a mere allegation that he was trying to bribe an NDLEA officer without sufficient proof.

“That the Nigerian Police Force, based on the allegation of the Respondent arrested the Applicant on February 12, 2022, and handed over to the NDLEA.”