Kyari was earlier granted a two-week bail which was extended by one week so he could conclude his mum’s burial.
By Jeffrey Agbo
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant bail to the suspended deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, and four other police officers charged with alleged drug trafficking.
The other defendants are four members of the disbanded Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) — Sunday Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu.
Justice Emeka Nwite ruled that the defendants had not placed sufficient materials before the court to warrant granting the request.
Ruling on Kyari’s bail application, Justice Nwite said that bail was at the discretion of the court.
The suspended IRT boss was detained following his arrest on February 14, 2022 by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for alleged involvement in cocaine deal.
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Kyari, along with four suspended officers, was arraigned on March 7, 2022.
Two suspected drug traffickers, Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne, who were arrested at Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, were also charged.
While Kyari and the IRT members pleaded not guilty, Umeibe and Ezenwanne pleaded guilty and were convicted.
Meanwhile, Kyari, in his fresh application for bail, said he had spent two years in pre-trial detention by March 7, far in excess of one year which the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015 deemed exceptional circumstances, even for a person charged with capital offence.
Kyari was earlier granted a two-week bail which was extended by one week so he could conclude his mum’s burial.
