Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari will spend more time in detention, as has again been denied bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja, in a ruling by Justice Inyang Ekwo, earlier on Monday
Justice Ekwo said that in a ruling, said the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has been granted additional two weeks to conclude its investigation. Agency was given additional 14 days by a court of coordinate jurisdiction on Feb 22, hence the detainment of Kyari.
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The judge stated that he was apt to hear Kyari’s fundamental enforcement rights suit with the insistence it deserves after the expiration of the 14-day court order, adjourning the case until March 15 to hear Kyari’s application to demand his fundamental right enforcement.
In the main suit, the former DCP urged the court to make an order directing the NDLEA to pay him N500 million for infringing on his rights. He also asked the court to direct the agency to tender a public apology in national dailies.
Justice Zainab Abubakar of FHC sitting in Abuja had granted the agency’s application to have Kyari and others suspects linked to the alleged drug trafficking detained for 14 more days to complete its investigation.
Kyari, through his lawyer, had, on Feb. 21, approached the court with an ex-parte motion and originating summons seeking bail and asking the court to enforce his fundamental human rights which he alleged had been breached by unlawful arrest and detention.
Kyari, in the main suit, urged the court to make an order directing the NDLEA to pay him N500 million for infringing on his rights. He also asked the court to direct the agency to tender a public apology in national dailies. (NAN)
