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Court Grants Abba Kyari Bail

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1 year ago

July 6, 2023

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The suspended head of the Nigeria Police Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari, has been granted bail.

SaharaReporters reported that Kyari was granted bail on Thursday by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Kyari and two of his siblings were charged after being accused of failing to declare assets to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

The NDLEA had filed the 24 counts marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/408/2022 against Kyari and his two siblings – Mohammed Baba Kyari and Ali Kyari.

Justice Omotosho granted Kyari conditional bail in the sum of N50 million with two sureties in like sum with registered properties in the matter FRN Vs Abba Kyari and 2 others.

The sureties must have property worth N250 million within the jurisdiction and he must submit his passport.

However, SaharaReporters learnt from a source in the court that no one had come to perfect his bail yet.

“However, Abba Kyari will remain in prison because of his drug case before Justice Emeka Nwite.

“He was in court yesterday but for some reason, his trial could not proceed before Intelligence Justice Nwite,” the source said.

The judge noted that Kyari and his team did not escape when they had the chance to do so during an attack on Kuje Prison on July 5, 2022.

The majority of inmates at the facilities escaped during the attack but Kyari and some others did not escape.

According to the judge, Kyari’s refusal to escape proves that he is willing to face the allegations against him and not jump bail.

The judge also noted that the allegations against Kyari are bailable.

However, SaharaReporters learnt that Kyari cannot return home yet because of a pending case before Justice Emeka Nwite.

Justice Nwite had refused to grant bail to Kyari and his co-defendants.

Kyari is standing trial on cocaine-related charges alongside four members of his former police unit, the Intelligence Response Unit (IRT).

The four police officers among Mr Kyari’s co-defendants are Sunday Ubua, an assistant commissioner of police; Bawa James, an assistant superintendent of police; Simon Agirgba, an inspector, and John Nuhu, also an inspector.

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Sowore Arrives Nigeria, Arrested, Detained

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1 day ago

September 15, 2024

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Convener of #RevolutionNow protest and former presidential candidate if the African Action Congress (AAC) has been detained by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).

Sowore was reportedly detained on Sunday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, upon his arrival in Nigeria.

Sowore’s arrest may be connected to the 10-day #EndBadGovernance protest which was held across the country in August.

The protest was spearheaded by the Take-It-Back Movement and several other civil society organisations.

Sowore is also the convener of the movement.

Another protest is being planned by organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest — scheduled for October 1.

In a post via his X page, Sowore said his passport was also seized by the service.

“I had just arrived in Nigeria from the USA to the MMIA in Lagos; upon reaching Nigerian Immigration, my passport was seized, and they told me they had orders to detain me,” he wrote.

“This is not un expected because i have always known that It is part of the broader clampdown by the fascist Bola Ahmed Tinubu regime on dissent and their fear of the upcoming #FearlessINOctober revolt.

“In case this becomes another prolonged and protracted detention, I urge our citizens to ensure they ALL stop tyranny by all means acceptable and necessary, by engaging in the planned series of direct actions slated for October 1st and beyond.”

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Troops Neutralize Notorious Bandit Leader, Halilu Sububu

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3 days ago

September 14, 2024

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Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have neutralised a wanted bandits’ leader, Halilu Sububu.

He was reportedly killed on Thursday in an ambush by the troops in Kwaren Kirya, a community under Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State

Halilu Sububu was a citizen of Niger Republic but resident in a forest of Zamfara State, and often escaped to the Niger Republic after operating in Nigeria.

Sububu was notorious gunrunner who allegedly owned a thriving illegal gold mining operation in Bagega and other communities around Sumke forest in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Sububu had a camp on the western side of Bagega and controlled communities and all mining sites in the area.

He was declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters in May this year.

In a coordinated operation by the combined troops of sector one, Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji, the notorious bandits’ leader was killed alongside his 50 fighters.

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I’ll Never Support Fubara in My Political Life Again, Says Wike

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3 days ago

September 13, 2024

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By Eric Elezuo

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has declared that he would never again in his political life support his erstwhile political godson and incumbent governor of Rivers, Mr. Sim Fubara, referring to him as an ingrate.

The Minister made the declaration while fielding questions in a live television news programme on Friday.

He accused Fubara of taking advantage of the President Bola Tinubu’s intervention to insult everybody.