By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed March 28 for ruling on a bail application filed by suspended DCP Abba Kyari and others.
The presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, fixed the date after counsel to the prosecution and defence argued their applications for and against the bail plea on Monday, March 14, 2022.
365Daily recalls that Justice Nwite, on March 7, fixed March 14 for hearing of the bail application.
Kyari and his so-defendants are standing trial for drug-related charges brought against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). They pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Kyari pleaded not guilty to counts one, two, three, four and eight levelled against him, while the others pleaded not guilty to counts one, two, three and four filed against them.
However, Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne, who are 6th and 7th defendants respectively, pleaded guilty to counts five, six and seven preferred against them.
Although their names were also mentioned in counts three and four where allegations bordering on conspiracy were leveled against Kyari and others, they were not asked to take a plea on these two counts.
The four members of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022 include ACP Sunday J. Ubia, ASP Bawa James, Insp. Simon Agirigba and Insp. John Nuhu.
Umeibe and Ezenwanne, allegedly drug traffickers, were arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu.
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