Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted temporary bail to the former Commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, for two weeks on compassionate grounds to allow him to bury his mother.
Kyari was granted bail in the amount of 50 million Naira, along with a surety in the same sum.
The surety, who shall be Kyari’s counsel in the matter, is required to deposit a copy of their call-to-bar certificate with the court’s deputy registrar.
Additionally, Kyari must surrender his travel passport to the court and report to the nearest National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, formation during the bail period.
The trial judge gave the order pending the ruling of Kyari’s bail application slated for May 31, 2024.
Although Kyari lost his mother, Yachilla Kyari, on May 5, 2024, it is not clear if it formed part of the reasons for granting him bail.
In 2021, Kyari was indicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the case of
alleged international Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi.
Kyari was later arrested by the NDLEA in February 2020 for alleged drug-related offences. He has since been remanded at the Kuje prison in Abuja.
