A few hours after being declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over his involvement in a 25kgs cocaine deal, the Nigerian Police Force has handed over the suspended DCP Abba Kyari, the erstwhile Commander of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) at the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB)of the Nigerian Police Force, to the anti-narcotic agency.
The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, confirmed to reporters that five of the wanted suspects namely; DCP Abba Kyari, ACP Sunday J. Ubua, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agirgba and Inspector John Nuhu were taken to the National Headquarters of NDLEA in Abuja at 5 pm on Monday to formally hand them over for interrogation and further investigation.
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Daily Trust reports that the NDLEA on Monday morning had told reporters in Abuja that investigation revealed that the once-celebrated cop, Kyari, is a member of a drug syndicate operating across the globe.
“The agency wishes to assure that no stone will be left unturned to ensure that all suspects already in custody and those that may still be indicted in the course of the investigation will face the full weight of the law at the end of the ongoing probe,” Babafemi said.
The embattled Kyari was fingered in a multi-million dollars fraud spearheaded by Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi.
The U.S. government had in July 2021, unveiled the charges against Mr Kyari and other alleged co-conspirators.
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