Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police who was granted a three-week bail to bury his mother, is back in prison for alleged drug deals.
The federal high court sitting in Abuja denied him bail after the expiration of the temporary bail.
Justice Emeka Nwite, in his ruling, held that Mr. Kyari’s bail was at the discretion of the court, in line with Section 161 (2) of the Administration of the Criminal Justice Act.
The defendant has not shown any evidence to warrant the court granting him bail.
Bail can only be granted if the alleged offences carry a two-year term in line with Section 162 of the ACJA but in this case, the maximum sentence is 25 years.
Although the judge had on May, 22 granted a temporary two-week bail to Mr. Kyari, allowing him the opportunity to go home and conclude the burial rites of his mother,.
The two-week bail was, however, extended by a week upon an application filed by Mr. Kyari for an extension.
Mr. Kyari, on June 1st, perfected the bail conditions and was released the same day.
At today’s [June 2024] proceedings, Justice Emeka Nwite refused to extend its earlier order but granted an accelerated hearing in the case.
The court also denied bail to suspended Assistant Commissioner of Police Sunday Ubua and Assistant Superintendent of Police James Bawa.
