A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the former commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, two weeks bail after 27 months in detention.
According to reports, the bail is for Kyari to conclude his mother, Yachilla Kyaris burial rites.
The court subsequently set Friday, May 31, for the determination of his bail application in the trial over drug-related charges filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), following his arrest over two years ago on February 14, 2022.
Recall that Kyaris mother died in the early hours of Sunday, May 5, 2024, and was survived by 10 children, including Abba, who is the eldest son. While he was not able to attend his mothers burial, residents of Borno State turned out in large numbers to pay their respects to Yachilla, who was buried according to Islamic rites on the same day.
In 2022, the Police Service Commission suspended Kyari and two senior police officers Sunday Ubua and James Bawa named in a cocaine deal involving the suspended Deputy Police Commissioner.
The Police Service Commission has suspended Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Sunday Ubua and Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP James Bawa, from the exercise of the powers and functions of their respective offices with effect from Monday, February 14, 2022.
?
