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Court Orders Suspended DCP Abba Kyari to Open Defence in Cocaine Trafficking Case
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, to open his defence in the ongoing cocaine trafficking trial instituted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Delivering his ruling on Friday, Justice Emeka Nwite dismissed the no-case submissions filed by Kyari and four other officers, stating that the prosecution had successfully established a prima facie case requiring them to respond.
Kyari, who once led the Nigeria Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT), was arrested on February 14, 2022, after being declared wanted by the NDLEA for alleged involvement in an international drug trafficking ring.
He is being tried alongside four members of his former team: ACP Sunday J. Ubua, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agirgba, and Inspector John Nuhu. They face charges of conspiracy to traffic 17.55kg of cocaine and unlawful tampering with an additional 21.35kg, linked to convicted traffickers Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne, who were apprehended at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
Though Kyari and his co-defendants pleaded not guilty when arraigned on March 7, 2022, the two traffickers admitted guilt and were sentenced accordingly.
Following the closure of the prosecution’s case, the defence filed applications arguing that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction. However, Justice Nwite rejected this argument.
“Even if the quantity of cocaine was more or less than 17.55kg, it doesn’t negate the presence of prima facie evidence that the first defendant tampered with narcotics,” the judge stated.
He further clarified that the law under which the officers were charged does not distinguish penalties based on quantity, thereby rendering the defence’s argument moot.
“In light of the evidence before the court,” Justice Nwite declared, “a prima facie case has been established against the first defendant on all five counts. He is therefore ordered to enter his defence accordingly.”
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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