In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, the suspended Police chief is seeking an order from the court to immediately release him.
Embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari has sued the Nigerian Government at the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging his detention by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, the suspended Police chief is seeking an order from the court to immediately release him.
In the alternative, the suspended DCP, being held by the NDLEA over his alleged involvement in hard drug trafficking wants the court to admit him to bail in liberal conditions.
Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo is expected to take the ex parte application filed along with the suit today (Monday), February 21.
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) last Monday declared Kyari wanted following failed attempts by the police top brass to shield him from the latest and previous probes.
Kyari, who has been suspended as the Commander of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) at the Force Intelligence Bureau of the Nigeria Police Force, is in the custody of the NDLEA over allegations of involvement in drug dealing.
The new revelation comes amid Kyari's entanglement with a fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi.
In July 2021, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed how Kyari allegedly collaborated with Hushpuppi to jail one of the latter’s associates after a dispute over a $1.1 million scam on a Qatari business person.
The FBI also alleged that the embattled social media celebrity sent money to Kyari via a third person’s bank account and hosted him in his Dubai apartment.
According to the US Department of Justice, a criminal complaint initiated the prosecution of Hushpuppi as court documents showed that Abbas, 37, pleaded guilty.