The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arraigned the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, before the Federal High Court in Abuja alongside other six defendants on alleged drug Trafficking charges.
When the trial judge, justice Emeka Nwite ordered the eight-count charge to be read to the defendants, Kyari who dressed in blue native attire, and his police Co-Defendants, pleaded not guilty to the charges while the 6th and 7th Defendants, Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne who are civilians pleaded guilty to count five, six and seven.
After taking of plea, Abba Kyari’s counsel Kanu Agabi along with counsel to other defendants in the matter asked the court to admit their clients to bail. After listening to them, Justice Nwite adjourned till March 14 to hear the bail applications of the defendants and ordered that they should be remanded in the custody of the NDLEA.
Kyari, who was brought to the Federal High Court by armed operatives of the agency covered his face with White handkerchief to avoid being caught by the galaxy of cameras positioned outside the court.
The judge also fixed March 28 for review of facts on the defendants that pleaded not guilty. Kyari and his codefendants were driven away by NDLEA after the court proceedings.
Kyari, six police officers and two civilians are being prosecuted on an eight-count charge, bordering on conspiracy, obstruction, and dealing in cocaine, and other related offences by the federal government.
