A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, of a 23-count charge of alleged non-declaration of assets filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The judgment was delivered today by Justice James Omotosho.
The court held that the prosecution failed to present sufficient evidence to prove that the properties cited in the charge belonged to Kyari. The judge said the NDLEA did not establish ownership of properties located in Fountain Estate, Kasana, Linda Choko Road in Asokoro, Abuja, and in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Kyari was charged alongside his brothers, Mohammed Kyari and Ali Kyari, who were accused of swearing false affidavits to conceal the origin of some property. However, the court ruled that the allegation of conspiracy against them was not supported by credible evidence.
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Kyari and four other suspended police officers are also facing a separate trial before another Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged involvement in a cocaine deal.
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