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Abba Kyari Welcomed Home By Family Following Detention Release
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Abba Kyari received a warm welcome from his family after being released from detention.
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Kyari was detained on February 14, 2022, by the NDLEA for alleged involvement with an international drug cartel.
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Kyari and four Police Intelligence Response Team members pleaded not guilty.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that suspended police chief Abba Kyari received a warm welcome from his family after being released from detention. Photos shared online show Kyari with his family in front of a wall decoration that reads, “Welcome back.”
Kyari was detained following his arrest on February 14, 2022, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for alleged involvement with an international drug cartel. He was arraigned on March 7, 2022, alongside four members of the Police Intelligence Response Team.
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Additionally, two suspected drug traffickers, Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne, who were apprehended 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.
However, despite numerous applications, Kyari’s requests for bail were consistently denied until a recent ruling by a Federal High Court in Abuja.
On May 22, 2024, Judge Emeka Nwite granted Kyari bail to allow him to complete the burial ceremonies for his late mother, Yachilla Kyari, who passed away on May 5.
As part of his bail conditions, Kyari was required to surrender his passport to the court and report to the nearest NDLEA office during the bail period.
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The court has scheduled a hearing on Kyari’s primary bail application for drug trafficking charges for May 31, 2024.
In a statement, the mouthpiece of the Nigerian Correctional Service for the Federal Capital Territory Command, Adamu Duza, told journalists that on Friday evening, Kyari fulfilled his bail requirements and was set free.
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