On Monday, suspended DCP Abba Kyari and his co-defendant, ACP Sunday Ubia, petitioned the Federal High Court in Abuja for bail.
News Agency of Nigeria
While arguing the bail application, Kyari and Ubia told Justice Emeka Nwite through their counsel, Mahmud Magaji.
Magaji, who stated that the charges against Kyari and Ubia are bailable, also stated that the constitution gives the court the discretion to do so.
However, Joseph Sunday, a director of Prosecution and Legal Services for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), objected to the bail application.
Counsel for other police officers involved in the case also asked the court to give their clients bail.
As at the time of reporting this story, the quarrel was still going on.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on March 1, Justice Inyang Ekwo of an Abuja Federal High Court dismissed Kyari’s bail plea. Justice Ekwo decided that the application had been overtaken by circumstances after a sister court’s judgment, approving the NDLEA’s request to keep Kyari for a further 14 days to allow it to complete its investigation.
In that judgement, the judge stated that the court that issued the order in favor of NDLEA on February 22 was a court of coordinating jurisdiction.
He did, however, say he was inclined to hear Kyari’s basic enforcement rights complaint with the urgency it merits after the 14-day court order expired, and he deferred the case to March 15.
According to NAN, Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the agency’s request to keep Kyari and other individuals involved to the suspected drug trafficking for an additional 14 days in order to finish its investigation.
According to NAN, Kyari, via his counsel, petitioned the court on February 21 with an ex parte application and originating summons requesting bail and urging the court to enforce his fundamental human rights, which he said had been violated by wrongful arrest and imprisonment.
Related posts
Peruzzi & Joeboy Tease A New Single
Movie Review; Glamour Girls (2022)
Reviews
Follow Our Activities On Facebook
12 hours ago
2 days ago
2 days ago
3 days ago
Sophia Stewart: Does She Deserve Recognition as the Mastermind Behind “The Matrix” and “Terminator”?
Sophia Stewart is an African-American author, screenwriter, and self-proclaimed conceptual creator of the "Matrix" and "Terminator" franchises. Stewart became well-known for her legal battles, arguing...3 days ago
SUBSCRIBE
[mc4wp_form id=”2012″]
Top Reads!
#BigBrotherNaija “Level Up” Week 6
Though last Sunday Sunday was meant to be a “no-eviction” day, it came as a shocker when fake housemate, Modella…
Dating in 2022; Situationships Are Not For The Fainthearted
Situationships are defined as that space between a defined relationship and something other than a friendship. It is a romantic…
20 Questions With Dinta Media’s Visual Storyteller, Chimeremogo Nwoke
Dinta Media is not really just a media production brand but we like to see ourselves as a hub for…
How Are Nigeria’s Small Businesses Coping?
The current rising rate of inflation and other burdens against the Nigerian economy speaks to the realities of the times.
Thrifting Is All The Rave Now, Here’s Why
By Amy Adindu The affordable clothing movement has gained global attention and acceptance as we’re all trying to look like…
#BigBrotherNaija “Level Up” Week 2
Week 2 of the highly watched Nigerian TV show kicked off with an early plot twist. On Sunday, Big Brother…
#BlueTunes: Burna Boy, Omah Lay Top Album Picks For July
July was a promising month for music lovers; from Lizzo’s album titled Special and Imagine Dragons’ Mercury, (Acts 1 &…
#BlueTunes Album Picks For June
Gbagada Express – Boj Bolaji Odojukan, popularly known as BOJ, was raised both in England and Nigeria. He shot to…
“A Creative’s Dream” with Jeff Chinonso
On the 26th of June 2022, Jeff Chinonso hosted his first solo art exhibition. The Augmented Reality exhibition themed “A…
Nigerian API-based company Thepeer raises $2.1 million
Tech infrastructure startup Thepeer has raised a $2.1 million seed round according to a report from TechCabal. Thepeer, a Nigerian…
Dika Ofoma, Ugochukwu Onuoha take on grief in Debut Film “The Way Things Happen”
The twenty-minute film focuses on the loss of a loved one, and how grief changes a person.
Nigerian Startups might just be Crippled by a Recently Leaked bill
Over the years there has been talks of amendment on the 2007 Act of the National Information & Technology Agency (NITDA).
Why We Love Kelechi Amadi Obi
The definition of talent is Kelechi Amadi’s iconic story. Imagine a person who studies law in school, gets called to Bar, and leaves it all for something different and unrelated…Painting!