On Wednesday, the Federal High Court in Abuja denied a motion to drop charges against Abba Kyari, the suspended constable of police.
According to the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, the court of law has the sole authority and right to hear drug-related cases, hence Judge Emeka Nwite dismissed the motion.
According to Justice Nwite, the court has the authority to hear the charge and make a decision under Section 251 of the constitution.
Kyari had already told the court that the accusations against him were hasty.
Cocaine Deal: NDLEA Confirms Arrest Of Abba Kyari Other 4 Policemen
Kyari, the former head of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force with four members of the IRT before a Federal High Court in Abuja with conspiracy to deal in 17.55kg of cocaine.
The other members of the IRT are: ACP Sunday J. Ubua, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agirgba and Inspector John Nuhu.
They were also charged with dealing in cocaine without lawful authority; conspiracy to tamper with cocaine and unlawfully tampering with the 21.35kg of cocaine seized from two convicted drug dealers.
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