The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the transfer of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and six others to the Kuje Correctional Centre.
In his ruling, the trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwike, ordered the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to transfer the defendants to prison custody, shortly after he denied them bail.
Kyari and the other four officers are facing charges bordering conspiracy, obstruction and dealing in cocaine worth 17.55Kg.
The court held that the NDLEA placed sufficient materials before it to warrant the refusal of bail to the accused persons.
“Kyari and four others should be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre while the sixth and seventh defendants who pleaded guilty, should be remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre,” the court ruled.
During the arguments on Monday, Mr Kyari’s lead counsel, Kanu Agabi (SAN), contended that it would be prejudicial to his client for facts of the case to be reviewed and decision reached on it, while the trial is still subsisting.
“It is not in the interest of justice for the facts to be reviewed while the trial is still ongoing,” he argued.
