The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has filed an eighth-count criminal charge against the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari for his involvement in drug trafficking.
The charges were filed on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja against the embattled police chief alongside six others. The other defendants in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022 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 specifically accused DCP Kyari and the four other police officers of conspiracy, obstruction, and dealing in Cocaine worth 17.55 kilograms.
It is equally alleged that Kyari and his men, who are currently in its custody, also unlawfully tampered with 21.25kg worth of Cocaine.
The NDLEA entered the charge against them, barely 24 hours after the Attorneys-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, okayed the request for Kyari who hitherto headed the Police IRT, to be extradited to the United States of America, USA, to face trial over his alleged involvement with an internet fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known as Hussipuppi.
Malami had in the extradition application he also brought before the court, claimed that no charge was pending against DCP Kyari in Nigeria.
