A Federal High Court, Abuja has refused to grant the bail application of a top police officer Abba Kyari currently on suspension from the Nigeria Police Force.
Mr Kyari is in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over alleged involvement in cocaine.
Ruling on Monday, Justice Inyang Ekwo said the application had been overtaken by events following an order of a court of “coordinate jurisdiction” granting the agency’s prayers to detain Kyari for another 14 days to enable it to conclude its investigation.
Justice Zainab Abubakar of a Federal High Court in Abuja had on February 22 granted the agency’s application to have Kyari and others suspects linked to alleged drug trafficking detained for 14 more days.
Justice Ekwo, however, said he was inclined to hear Kyari’s fundamental enforcement rights suit with the urgency it deserves after the expiration of the 14-day court order.
He then adjourned until March 15 to hear Kyari’s application to demand for his fundamental right enforcement.
Kyari had on February 21 approached the court with an ex-parte motion and originating summons seeking bail and asking the court to enforce his fundamental human rights which he alleged had been breached by unlawful arrest and detention.
In the main suit, he urged the court to make an order directing the NDLEA to pay him N500 million for infringing on his rights and also apologise.
