The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Thursday, filed an eighth-count criminal charge against the disgraced Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and six others it alleged over alleged drug trafficking.
The NDLEA had earlier reported that, the disgraced super cop was involved in a drug trafficking syndicate, and was later arrested by the Nigerian police force, a report detailed by intel region.
It was gathered that the other Defendants in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022, which the agency lodged before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, were four members of the Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT, ACP Sunday J. Ubia, ASP Bawa James, Insp. Simon Agirigba and Insp. John Nuhu, as well as two alleged drug traffickers that were arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne.
NDLEA, in the charge it filed through a team of lawyers led by its Director, Prosecution & Legal Services, Mr. Joseph Sunday, specifically accused DCP Kyari and the four other police officers of conspiracy, obstruction, and dealing in Cocaine worth 17.55 kilograms.
The NDLEA filed the charge hours after, Attorney General of Federation, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami filed a process of extradition of Abba kyari to the United states of America, on charges bordering wire transfer and frauds, to the tune of 1.1 million dollars
