Our reporter/ A federal high court in Abuja on Wednesday granted bail to Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), for two weeks.
Kyari has been in detention since his arrest in February 2022.
Presiding Judge, Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, said the bail is to enable Kyari to conclude the burial rites of his mother, Yachilla Kyari, who died on May 5.
The judge ruled that Kyari should deposit his international passport with the court and report to any National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) formation nearest to him, within the period of the bail.
The judge fixed May 31 for the determination of Kyari’s main application for bail in the drug trafficking charge.
Kyari was arrested on February 14, 2022, after the NDLEA declared him wanted over alleged links with an international drug cartel.
On March 7, 2022, Kyari was arraigned alongside Sunday Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba, and John Nuhu, who are members of the police intelligence response team (IRT).
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