Drug Trafficking: Court Denies Abba Kyari’s Bail Application

Abba Kyari, a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), was on Monday, March 28, remanded in prison, by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

Kyari, who’s facing drug trafficking charges, has been in the custody of National Dr#g Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) since February 12, 2022.

Recall that he was arraigned on March 7, alongside six others, over allegations of drug trafficking.

Trial Justice Emeka Nwike who denied his bail application on Monday, held that the NDLEA placed sufficient materials before it to warrant the refusal of bail to Kyari and his co-defendants.

He, consequently, ordered that Kyari and four others be remanded in Kuje correctional centre while the sixth and seventh defendants who pleaded guilty, should be remanded in Suleja correctional centre.

The judge has fixed April 27 to rule on an application for review of facts.