An Abuja High Court has dismissed an application filed by suspended DCP Abba Kyari seeking an order dismissing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA’s charge against him.
Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that the court had the exclusive right and jurisdiction to hear drug-related cases as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the NDLEA Act.
Nwite had on January 18, adjourned for ruling in the application filed by Kyari and three other co-defendants in the suit bordering on drug offence.
The applicants are: Kyari, ACP Sunday Ubia, Insp. Simon Agirigba and Insp John Nuhu. They had prayed the court to quash the criminal charge against them, in fresh motions on notice filed by their lawyers on the grounds that the suit was incompetent.
But the NDLEA counsel, Joseph Sunday, opposed the application.
Justice Nwite, while delivering the ruling, held that the powers of the Police Service Commission did not supersede the powers of the Court.
