24-count charge filed against DCP Abba Kyari, his mega assets seized

Nigerian government has filed 24-count charge against Abba Kyari after uncovering 14 assets linked to the former commander of the Intelligence Response Team. Shopping malls, residential estate, polo playground, lands and farmlands belonging to Abba Kyari were uncovered by the Nigerian government  in different locations in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Maiduguri, Borno State. […]

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Court dismisses Nigerian govt’s request to extradite DCP Abba Kyari to US

An application filed by the Nigerian government seeking to extradite suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Abba Kyari to the United States to face criminal charges, has been dismissed by a federal high court sitting in Abuja. Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo, on Monday August 29, held that the extradition request filed by the Attorney General […]

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Court refuses to grant DCP Abba Kyari, ACP Ubua, 2 others bail

Nigerian Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has rejected the application for bail filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Sunday J. Ubua. The two senior police officers are charged with five others in relation to offences of unlawful drug dealings. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a […]

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Nigeria’s NDLEA reportedly traces N4.2bn to DCP Abba Kyari, his deputy’s bank accounts

New facts have emerged on how the suspended super cop and former Commander of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IGP-IRT), DCP Abba Kyari; as well as his deputy, ACP Sunday Ubua, allegedly received a combined N4.2bn from their separate bank accounts. Details of the sum are part of a report sent to […]

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DIG Joseph Egbunike, who investigated DCP Abba Kyari, slumps, dies

Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in-charge of Nigeria’s Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), Abuja, Nigeria, Joseph Egbunike is dead. Egbunike reportedly slumped and died in his office in Abuja in the late hours of Tuesday March 8. Late DIG Egbunike hails from Onitsha in Anambra State and was until his death, the most senior […]

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DCP Abba Kyari, 6 others arraigned in court for drug trafficking

Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, has been arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) before a Federal High Court (FHC), sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite on Monday. In the charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022, Kyari was arraigned alongside six others on eight counts bordering on drug trafficking. […]

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NDLEA files 8-count drug trafficking charge against DCP Abba Kyari

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has filed charges against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari. The NDLEA filed an eight-count criminal charge against Abba Kyari and three other members of the police intelligence response team (IRT) identified as Sunday J. Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu. Others are the suspected drug traffickers […]

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Judge refuses DCP Abba Kyari’s bail application

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, has refused the bail application of the suspended deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari. Delivering his ruling in the application today, the Judge held that the bail application has been overtaken by events following an order of a sister court, granting […]

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Court refuses ex-parte motion to release DCP Abba Kyari from custody

Nigeria’s Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, on Monday, refused to order the Federal Government to release the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, from the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Instead, the judge ordered that Kyari should put the Federal Government on notice […]

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How DCP Abba Kyari was allegedly involved in drug deal, see the details

Nigeria’s National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised the alarm for how some law enforcement agents who should be partners in fighting the dangerous abuse of drug trafficking in the country have been partners in trade with various violators of the drugs law. In a detailed statement released by the anti narcotic agency […]

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DCP Abba Kyari arrested by the Nigerian police

Former Head of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IGP-IRT) and Deputy Police Commissioner, Abba Kyari, has been arrested by the Nigerian police, alongside four others on Monday, according to Punch. DCP Kyari was arrested hours after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency declared him wanted over alleged illegal drug links. A senior police officer at […]

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Nigeria’s NDLEA declares DCP Abba Kyari wanted over illegal drug links

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday declared suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, wanted over alleged links with an international drug cartel. Femi Babafemi, the spokesperson for NDLEA, made the announcement during a short press conference held at the Headquarters of the agency. This announcement is coming amidst the Hushpuppi […]

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IGP submits probe report to PSC on DCP Abba Kyari’s alleged involvement in Hushpuppi’s fraud case

Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has finally submitted disciplinary recommendations on the alleged role of the suspended Head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) to the Police Service Commission (PSC). Kyari was indicted in an FBI investigation in a $1.1 million internet scam carried out by […]

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DCP Abba Kyari and FBI: A Reform Opportunity, By Osita Chidoka

A few weeks ago, the news media was awash with stories about the issue of the FBI report on DCP Abba Kyari. Subsequently, the Police high command suspended the Deputy Commissioner of Police and instituted an investigation panel headed by a Deputy Inspector General of Police. The Special Investigation Panel submitted their report on August […]

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Why I attended Cubana’s mom’s burial ―IGP’s IRT leader, DCP Abba Kyari

Leader of Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari, has described Obi Cubana as one of the most hardworking entrepreneurs he knows. DCP Kyari said this while giving reasons for attending Cubana’s mother’s burial ceremony which was held at Oba in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, […]

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