The Court of Appeal in Abuja dismissed an appeal filed by suspended DCP Abba Kyari seeking a reversal of an earlier ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja that denied his request for bail.
Justice Stephen Adah, who read the unanimous decision of a three-member panel, ruled just now that Kyari’s appeal was without merit.
Given the nature of the charges pending against Kyari and others before the trial court, Justice Adah ruled that such a request for bail should be handled with caution.
He ruled that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, who had previously denied Kyari bail, had exercised his discretion appropriately in refusing to grant Kyari bail.
Kyari, a former head of the Nigeria Police Force’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT), and four members of the IRT – ACP Sunday J. Ubua, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agirgba, and Inspector John Nuhu – are being prosecuted before a Federal High Court in Abuja by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Kyari and others are accused of conspiring to deal in 17.55kg of cocaine, dealing in cocaine without lawful authority, conspiring to tamper with cocaine, and unlawfully tampering with the 21.35kg of cocaine seized from two convicted drug dealers.
Kyari was also charged on his own with attempting to obstruct NDLEA officials from carrying out their duties by offering them a bribe.
Source: iReporteronline
