The embattled deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Abba Kyari, has been transferred to the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) had earlier arrested Kyari over alleged links with an international drug cartel, after being declared wanted by the NDLEA.
Speaking after the police announced his arrest, spokesperson of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi said: “Few hours after he was declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA over his involvement in a 25 kilograms Cocaine deal, the Nigerian Police Force has handed over the suspended DCP Abba Kyari, the erstwhile Commander of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) at the Force Intelligence Bureau of the Nigerian Police Force, to the anti-narcotic agency.
“Five of the wanted suspects namely: DCP Abba Kyari; ACP Sunday J. Ubua; ASP Bawa James; Inspector Simon Agirgba and Inspector John Nuhu were driven into the National Headquarters of NDLEA in Abuja at about 5pm on Monday 14th February to formally hand them over for interrogation and further investigation.
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“The Agency wishes to assure that no stone will be left unturned to ensure that all suspects already in custody and those that may still be indicted in the course of investigation will face the full weight of the law at the end of the ongoing probe.”
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