The suspended head of the Nigeria Police Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari, has been granted bail. SaharaReporters learnt that Kyari was granted bail on Thursday by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kyari and two of his siblings were charged after being accused of failing to declare assets to the National
AbbaKyari: FG files 24 charges, seizes mega assets
Agency uncovers shopping malls, others owned by ex-IRT commander The Federal Government has uncovered 14 assets, including shopping malls, residential estate, polo playground, lands and farmland belonging to a former commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police. Kyari was said to have failed to disclose his ownership of the properties in different locations
Court turns down FG request to extradite Abba Kyari to USA
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted by the Federal Government seeking to extradite the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP,Abba Kyari to the United States of America. Justice Inyang Ekwo in his judgment on Monday, held that the Extradition request filed by the Attorney General of the Federation AGF on
Controversy Surrounds Abba Kyari’s Whereabouts After Attack On Kuje Prison
Controversy has surrounded the Whereabouts of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, after bandits attacked Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, where he was kept. THE PUNCH had reported that gunmen attacked Custodial Centre in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Tuesday night. During the attack which lasted hours, some inmates were said
Several inmates, possibly Abba Kyari escape from Kuje Prison break
Most of the 700 inmates at the Kuje correctional facility in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory have escaped, SaharaReporters has learnt. SaharaReporters also learnt that other inmates have been removed from the facility including the suspended deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, who was remanded at the prison by a Federal High Court. Kyari is
More Trouble For Abba Kyari As NDLEA Marks His Borno Property
NDLEA has marked DCP Abba Kyari mansions and shopping plazas for seizure. This is coming after they caught Ukatu Emmanuel a billionaire drug was arrested linked with Abba kyari… Kyari, who hails from Borno, has been in detention since February when he was arrested alongside six others over alleged drug trafficking. On Monday, NDLEA announced the arrest
NDLEA arrests drug baron behind N3billion Tramadol linked to Abba Kyari’s team
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a suspected drug baron, Afam Emmanuel Ukatu, said to be behind the N3billion Tramadol deal involving the embattled suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari-led Intelligence Response Team. Aside from the N3 billion tramadol deal, the suspect is said to be operating 103 bank accounts, most of
Abba Kyari and Co-accused persons thrown into prison
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and six others facing drug trafficking charges with him, to the Kuje Correctional Centre. The suspended DCP was arraigned alongside Sunday J Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu who are members of the Police
Abba Kyari’s wife slumps in court (video)
The wife of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, on Monday, slumped at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Ramatu Yakubu Kyari slumped and fell on the floor while men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency were leading Kyari and others away from the court premises. After she slumped, she was quickly carried
Malami makes a U-turn, says no evidence Kyari laundered money
There are strong indications that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, may be plotting to save a former Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, from facing criminal prosecution for alleged money laundering. Weeks after directing the police to probe him for allegedly receiving 33 proceeds of