The suspended Commander of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), DCP Abba Kyari, may spend more days in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as a result of revelations he made.
It was gathered that the anti-narcotics agency had approached a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking permission to detain Abba Kyari and other suspects beyond the stipulated 48 hours sanctioned by Nigerian law.
A source in the NDLEA stated that revelations made by the embattled super cop would have to be investigated which would delay his arrangement.
“Kyari has made some revelations which will lead to more investigations. Also, the NDLEA is doing a forensic analysis of some of the cocaine recovered by Kyari since he claimed in a video that he replaced cocaine with a dummy one,” the source told The PUNCH.
“So, the agency has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja notifying the court of our intention to interrogate him further and verify some of his claims.”
It was also gathered that the NDLEA has already begun a forensic analysis of the cocaine seized by Kyari.
Drug Trafficking: Abba Kyari May Face Life Imprisonment
Meanwhile, Abba Kyari may face life imprisonment if found guilty of the allegations levelled against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
Recall that the Nigeria Police Force arrested Kyari and handed him over to the agency over links with drug trafficking.
NDLEA had claimed that Kyari was caught on camera handing over $61,400 in cash to compromise its operative.
The NDLEA Act stipulates punishments ranging from jail term, life imprisonment, and property forfeiture for the allegations levelled against the former head of the IGP Intelligence Response Team.
According to Section 20, Part II, Sub-section 14 of the NDLEA, it recommends a term not less than 15 years and not exceeding 25 years.
