Yusuf Bello| Hours after the federal government approved the extradition of DCP Abba Kyari to the US, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has preferred an eight-count criminal charge against the embattled police officer.
Six others were charged with the DCP over allegations of drug trafficking.
The other defendants in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022 include Sunday J. Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu. The three defendants are members of the police intelligence response team (IRT)
Others are Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne, two alleged drug traffickers that were arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
In the charge filed by Joseph Sunday, NDLEA director of prosecution and legal services, before a federal high court in Abuja, the agency accused Kyari and the four other police officers of conspiracy, obstruction, and dealing in cocaine worth 17.55 kilograms.
It also alleged that Kyari and his men unlawfully tampered with 21.25kg worth of cocaine.
Umeibe and Ezenwanne were accused of conspiring with others at large to import 21.35kg of cocaine into the country.
Kyari had earlier instituted a suit against the federal government seeking N500 million as damages for infringement on his fundamental human rights.
The suspended DCP described the charges against him as “trumped up”.
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