A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed an application filed by suspended DCP Abba Kyari seeking an order dismissing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA’s charge against him.
Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, held that the court had the exclusive right and jurisdiction to hear drug-related cases as enshrined in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the NDLEA Act.
Recall that Justice Nwite had, on January 18, 2023, adjourned for ruling in the application filed by Kyari and three other co-defendants in the suit bordering on a drug offence.
The applicants are Kyari, ACP Sunday Ubia, Insp Simon Agirigba and Insp John Nuhu.
They had prayed the court to quash the criminal charge against them in fresh motions on notice filed by their lawyers on the grounds that the suit was incompetent.