Meanwhile, barely 24 hours after the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, approved the process for Kyari’s extradition to the United States, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has preferred an eight-count criminal charge against
Kyari and six others over allegations of drug trafficking.
The other defendants in the charge include Sunday J. Ubia, Bawa James,
Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu, who were members of the Police
Intelligence Response Team, IRT, which Kyari headed.
Others are Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne,
two alleged drug traffickers that were arrested at the Akanu Ibiam
International Airport, Enugu.
In the charge filed by NDLEA before a Federal High Court in Abuja, the
agency accused Kyari and the four other Police officers of conspiracy,
obstruction and dealing in cocaine worth 17.55 kilograms.
It also alleged that Kyari and his men unlawfully tampered with 21.25kg
worth of cocaine.
Umeibe and Ezenwanne were accused of conspiring with others at large
to import 21.35kg of cocaine into the country.
