The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari to squash the alleged unlawful drug deal charge against him.
A three-member panel of the appellate court dismissed Kyari’s appeal for having no merit.
Kyari alongside four members of his team, was accused of tampering with cocaine that was seized from two convicted drug peddlers: Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne.
In the lead judgment, Justice Adebukola Banjoko held that there was no reason to tamper with the findings and conclusions reached on the issue by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, in the ruling he delivered on March 22, 2023.
Justice Nwite had on two previous rulings, denied them bail and ordered their remand at Kuje prison.
