By Ken Chiwendu
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted the former commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, two weeks’ bail after 27 months in detention.
Kyari is expected to conclude his mother, Yachilla Kyari’s burial rites within the bail period
Subsequently, the court has set Friday, May 31, for the determination of his bail application in the trial over drug-related charges filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
Kyari was arrested on February 14,2022 after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA declared him wanted over his involvement with an international drug cartel
NDLEA spokesman,Femi Babalola alleged that Kyari and his team arrested some drug traffickers who arrived in the country from Ethiopia with 25kg of cocaine but took 15kg of the seized substance for themselves.
He was suspended by the Police Service Commission along with two other senior officers – Sunday Ubua and James Bawa in a cocaine deal linked to Kyari
Kyari lost his mother in the early hours of Sunday, May 5, 2024, . She was survived by 10 children (five males and five females), including Abba, who is the eldest son.
As a result of his detainment,Kyari was unable to attend his mother’s burial which was performed according to Islamic rites the same day in Borno, his home state.
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