Appeal Court rejects alleged drug dealer Abba Kyari’s bail request
The Abuja Division of the Appeal Court has dismissed an appeal by disgraced police chief Abba Kyari, who sought to reverse the Federal High Court’s refusal of his bail application.
A three-member panel dismissed the suit for lacking merit on Friday.
The Justice Stephen Adah-led panel held that the bail request should be handled cautiously following the nature of the charges against him.
On August 30, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, dismissed Mr Kyari’s fresh bail application.
The judge held that the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police gave insufficient grounds for the application to be granted.
Mr Kyari, charged by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for drug offences, sought another bail following the attack on Kuje Correctional Centre by Boko Haram.
NDLEA accused Mr Kyari and four other officers of the Inspector General of Police (IGP)’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of dealing with part of the 21.8 kilogrammes of cocaine recovered from Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne.
The other officers are Bawa James, Simon Agirgba, John Nuhu, and Sunday Ubua.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
NationWide
CJN seeks strong legal protection for maritime sector
Mrs Kekere-Ekun described maritime law as one of the principal pillars supporting global commerce.
NationWide
NAFDAC begins nationwide mop-up of banned sachet alcohol
The agency stated that the nationwide exercise underscored its commitment to protecting public health.
States
Kano assembly adopts bill to establish state electricity agency
The speaker said the bill would now be transmitted to the executive arm for assent.
States
Benue varsity ASUU suspends seven-week strike
ASUU-MOAUM commenced an indefinite strike on June 1 over unresolved welfare and governance issues.
Anti-Corruption
Nigerian pharmacist Olushola Yusuf convicted of drug trafficking, flooding Florida community with 335,000 oxycodone pills
Ms Yusuf charged “extraordinary cash prices, served drug dealers and customers who travelled long distances, and put profit ahead of patients”.
Heading 2
Police nab three suspected cultists in Lagos
The command’s spokesperson said the suspects were arrested following credible information from members of the public.
