22nd May, 2024
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted former Commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari two weeks bail to bury his mother.
Kyari has spent 27 months in detention. The court granted him two weeks bail to enable him plan for the burial of his mother.
Justice Emeka Nwite ordered Kyari to deposit the sum of N50 million and a surety in like sum.
He also ordered that the surety which shall be his counsel in the matter, should deposit a copy of his call to bar certificate to the deputy registrar of the court.
The court has fixed May 31 for the determination of his bail application.
Kyari is being tried for drug-related offences filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
He was arrested by the NDLEA over two years ago on February 14, 2022.