A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declined the bail request by the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari and his co-defendants.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), had on the 7th of this month arraigned DCP Kyari, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sunday Ubua, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Bawa James and two Inspectors of Police, Simon Agirgba and John Nuhu, were arraigned along with two others on eight count charges.
Mr Kyari and the 4 Intelligence Response Team members are facing charges bordering illicit dealing in 21.35kg of cocaine between the 19th and 25th of January this year, thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under section 11(c) of the NDLEA Act.
After their arraignment, the defendants sought for bail on the grounds that the alleged offences do not attract capital punishment.
While arguing the bail application, the prosecution Counsel, Joseph Sunday argued that Mr Kyari was a flight risk due to his involvement in allegations of money laundering in the United States, where an extradition application was pending in court.
In a ruling, the judge, Justice Emeka Nwite agreed with the prosecution that sufficient evidence had been placed before the court to warrant the refusal of bail.
