The Federal Government through the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has ordered for the seizure of properties and bank accounts belonging to suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari.
This is premised on the approval of a request by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to confiscate the properties and bank accounts of Abba Kyari and his accomplices.
Daily Report Nigeria understands that the request by the NDLEA was dispatched to the Ministry of Justice two weeks ago.
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The former Commander of the defunct Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team and his co-accused look set to lose assets, cash and money in bank accounts; vehicles; real estate, notably hotels, residential and commercial buildings; personal effects such as wristwatches, jewellery and other valuable possessions.
“The AGF has endorsed the request by the NDLEA seeking approval for the confiscation of the assets of Abba Kyari, Ubua and the other police officers involved in drug dealing.
“With the approval, the drug agency can now go after their property such as real estate, bank accounts, cash, vehicles, stocks, bonds and anything of monetary value,” a senior official of the ministry told Punch.
The source noted that the seizure of properties and blockade of accounts of Abba Kyari and his co-accused will ensure that the suspects do not benefit from the proceeds of crime.
The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, had confirmed that the accused persons’ bank accounts would be frozen, noting that this was standard practice.
The PUNCH had reported last week that about N4.2bn was traced to Kyari and his co-accused, ACP Sunday Ubua’s bank accounts.
Kyari, Ubua and four members of the IRT, Sunday Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu, were arraigned on March 7 by the NDLEA, on eight counts of conspiracy, obstruction and dealing in cocaine, and other related offences before the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Two other suspects arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne, were also listed as defendants in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022.
Kyari, who is wanted in the United States for alleged involvement in a $1.1m scam carried out by a notorious Internet scammer, Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi, was suspended by the police last July.
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