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Kayode Oyero


An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to parade narcotics suspect, Abba Kyari, with 25kg cocaine, $61,400 and other exhibits recovered from the Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Olajengbesi stated this in a Facebook post on Thursday, noting that security agents should embarrass Kyari by parading him before the media as they do to other suspects.

“In this Abba Kyari’s case, the Nigerian security agencies are yet to demonstrate equal lawlessness they carry out in investigating and embarrassing citizens by interviewing them on cameras, taking their pictures holding boards with incriminating inscriptions and parading them with their criminal items in press conference like they do to common criminals.

“We need the NDLEA to bring Abba Kyari to answer questions on TV with display of the 25kg cocaine. Let us not be hopeless in this country!” the lawyer wrote.

The PUNCH had earlier reported that the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Monday, handed over Kyari to anti-narcotics agency for prosecution over alleged link in drug trafficking after the NDLEA release damning photo and video evidence to nail Kyari.

The NDLEA said Kyari, the suspended head of the Intelligence Response Team, belonged to a drug cartel that operates the Brazil-Ethiopia-Nigeria illicit drug pipeline.

The anti-narcotics agency also said Kyari ed one of its officers in Abuja and struck a deal to secure the release of a total of 25kg seized cocaine and offered $61,400 bribe to NDLEA officers who played along until his arrest.

The NDLEA also said it had photo and video evidence against Kyari.

The IGP in a statement had corroborated the NDLEA’s findings, saying incontrovertible evidence indicted Kyari in the drug crimes.

The police had been investigating Kyari for over eight months after the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States indicted the “super cop” in 2021 for his alleged role in a $1m scam allegedly perpetrated by alleged international Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi and five others.

The FBI had said Hushpuppi paid Kyari N8m or $20,600 for the arrest and detention of a “co-conspirator,” Chibuzo Vincent.

The United States Attorney’s Office at the Central District of California had declared Kyari wanted but the Nigerian government has yet to extradite him to face prosecution in the US before the cop’s NDLEA ordeal.

However, in its recent report, the Nigeria Police Force revealed that of a syndicate led by Hushpuppi paid N235,120,000 to Kyari’s younger brother.

The probe also indicated that Kyari equally funnelled N44m to his brother’s bank in multiple transactions.

However, the investigation report obtained by our correspondent failed to disclose whether Kyari’s brother was acting as a proxy for his embattled elder brother who is currently in NDLEA custody and is expected to be arraigned for drug trafficking-related offences.

Security agents have also not arrested Kyari’s brother as of press time.

https://punchng.com/ndlea-should-parade-abba-kyari-with-25kg-cocaine-61400-lawyer/

And aslo carry a mugshot

This man's crimes are more than what we may know..if he is to be paraded with exhibits of what relates to his crimes, a full mall will not be enough to contain all items. Lest I forget, he should be paraded with an obioma sewing machine since he is a famous tailor.

They are hypocrites because they would have long done that even with mugshots were Abba Kyari a common criminal. They are yet to demonstrate this same lawlessness when they're investigating other people in taking their mugshotsholding with incriminating inscriptions.

And also parading them with their criminal items in press conference like they do to common criminals.So the NDLEA should bring Abba Kyari to answer questions on TV with display of the 25kg cocaine.
Who knows if the supercrooked police officer was also a ritualist.

NDLEA are hypocrite you guys paraded someone with 400gram of Tramadol the other day with a Placard and Label him a drug dealer....

He get to Kyari turn now you guys are playing games and dem dey talk say diz stuff no b game.....

Abi u people want to come with an excuse say e get immunity like Ganduje..

The lawyer is right, that is how they do to drug pushers.

Abba kyari is not above the law.

This is so apt.


This backyard plan to foil his extradition is pretty disgusting!

Parade him!

When Magu is not paraded don`t expect kyari to be paraded. nigeria government only parade the poor criminals.

I wonder what stop them from doing the needful, parade the idiot asap

Do they need a lawyer or any Nigerian at all to remind them ?

Isn't that their usual way of treating suspected drug dealers and criminals?

This is why we don't need a strong individuals but Strong institutions.

Ok

Yes we're expecting it

Should they parade him as a tailor, a corrupt policeman abi as a drug pusher?

When the North throws another Northerner (guilty or not) under the bus, just know that something bigger is at play.

Make una continue una script..

Lol, all criminals are not equal

Even though I despise is criminal action, he will still be respected as a force man.

Yeye country!

Public display of mugshots only applies if you are a nobody!

No be lie! I totally agree with you on this, since from designer tailor to Drug Baron.

Honestly, I still wonder why this guy case is still lingering and being given to much of debate, without being paraded with what he was caught with and with a very big mugshot on his chest.

They should sha extradite him to where he belong

NDLEA Should follow due process and act accordingly treating Abba Kyari drugs case. If it where to be a random naija guy - press conference with evidence would have folded everywhere.

The coke has been switched and resold.....

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No na!! How will they parade him with sewing machines, scissors, needles and.thread, his drugstore and other paraphernalia of his numerous trades??

Hahaha, I know that even looters of our common till, hardened criminals and drug peddlers and addicts will still fellow mock our super cop com super criminal, hypocrisy at its peak, that guy might have done wrong but we Don't need those who are into all kinds of crimes and criminality to shock mouth, say hi to obi cubanna and E money ,u guys silence at this material time is loud

What is good for the geese is good for the gander.

Who else noticed out brothers E- something, cobi bubanga and the rest have all gone into hiding since our super cop got arrested
Fear of make Kyari no con start to dey mention them ni ooo.. Who wan follow huspuppy wear orange uniform

That's a simple task na... Tell them to take him to the USA for health check up.... I want to check something

They paraded the comedian guy and other petty suspects almost immediately, it's been over 48 hrs and we've not seen Abba Kyari in cuffs.

Right.