A federal high court in Abuja has admitted in evidence the
sum of $61, 400 allegedly given as a bribe by Abba Kyari, suspended deputy
commissioner of police (DCP).
Kyari was on March 7 arraigned alongside Sunday J Ubia, Bawa
James, Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu who are members of the police Intelligence
Response Team (IRT).
Others are Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus
Ezenwanne — two alleged drug traffickers who were arrested at Akanu Ibiam
International Airport, Enugu.
In the charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022, the NDLEA accused the
defendants of conspiracy, obstruction and dealing in cocaine worth 17.55
kilograms.
The agency also alleged that the police officers unlawfully
tampered with 21.25kilograms worth of cocaine that they seized from Umeibe and
Ezenwane.
Umeibe and Ezenwanne, who pleaded guilty upon arraignment,
entered a plea bargain with the NDLEA and have been sentenced to two years imprisonment.
According to the NDLEA, Kyari attempted to bribe its senior
officer with $61, 400 at a restaurant in Abuja to prevent the testing of part
of the cocaine that was seized from the two arrested drug dealers.
At the court session on Wednesday, the NDLEA through its
third witness tendered the money and the illegal substance.
The witness, Peter Joshua, who is a chief superintendent of
narcotics and an exhibit officer attached to the FCT command of the agency told
the court that the foreign currency was handed to him on January 25.
“My lord, I took the serial numbers of the said amount after
it was handed to me and I packed and sealed the money in a transparent evidence
pouch,” he said.
The money, which was in a nylon bag, was counted in public,
after which the judge admitted it in evidence and marked it as Exhibit 11.
Joshua also tendered in evidence 24 packs of cocaine that
were handed over to the NDLEA by Kyari’s team. The cocaine was brought before
the court in two travelling bags.
Since there was no objection, Emeka Nwite, the presiding
judge, also admitted them in evidence.
The court equally admitted three international passports
that were seized from the convicted drug pushers, Umeibe and Ezenwanne.
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