An Abuja High Court on Monday, declined to grant the bail application of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 28, 2022
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a verdict, said the application had been overtaken by events following an order of a sister court, granting the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA’s prayers to detain Kyari for another 14 days to enable it conclude its investigation.
Justice Ekwo also held that the sister court, which gave the order in favour of NDLEA on February22, was a court of coordinate jurisdiction.
The judge, however, said he was inclined to hear Kyari’s fundamental enforcement rights suit with the urgency it deserves after the expiration of the 14-day court order.
He then adjourned until March 15 to hear Kyari’s application to demand for his fundamental right enforcement.
Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had granted the agency’s application to have Kyari and others suspects linked to the alleged drug trafficking  detained for 14 more days to complete its investigation.
Kyari, through his lawyer, had, on February 21, approached the court with an ex-parte motion and originating summons seeking for a bail and asking the court to enforce his fundamental human rights which he alleged had been breached by unlawful arrest and detention. He urged the court to make an order directing the NDLEA to pay him 500 million naira for infringing on his rights.