Reactions As NDLEA Confirm Arrest Of Abba Kyari, Four Others

Nigerians have taken to social media to react to the arrest of disgraced super cop DCP Abba Kyari over drug-related offences.

Naija News reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had on Monday indicted the former IRT leader in the trafficking of cocaine, which subsequently led to his arrest by the police.

In a statement on Monday evening, Police Deputy PRO, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate transfer of Abba Kyari and four others to the NDLEA.

Adejobi added that others officers arrested are ACP Sunday J. Ubua; ASP Bawa James; Inspector Simon Agirgba and Inspector John Nuhu.

Also, the NDLEA, in a statement released by its spokesman, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the arrest of Kyari and four other police officers over alleged links with an international drug cartel.

He further stated that Kyari and others were driven into the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja at about 5 pm on Monday for interrogation and further investigation.

The agency vowed that no stone will be left unturned to ensure that suspects in custody and those that may still be named full weight of the law.

He said: “Few hours after he was declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA over his involvement in a 25 kilograms Cocaine deal, the Nigerian Police Force has handed over the suspended DCP Abba Kyari, the erstwhile Commander of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) at the Force Intelligence Bureau of the Nigerian Police Force, to the anti-narcotic agency.

“Five of the wanted suspects namely: DCP Abba Kyari; ACP Sunday J. Ubua; ASP Bawa James; Inspector Simon Agirgba and Inspector John Nuhu were driven into the National Headquarters of NDLEA in Abuja at about 5pm on Monday 14th February to formally hand them over for interrogation and further investigation.

“The Agency wishes to assure that no stone will be left unturned to ensure that all suspects already in custody and those that may still be indicted in the course of investigation will face the full weight of the law at the end of the ongoing probe.”

Nigerians have now taken to Twitter to express their views regarding the arrest and transfer of Kyari and four other police officers to the NDLEA custody.

See some of the reactions below:

@OluOgunnowo11 wrote: “When you have the modalities to arrest them, what is the hullabaloo of declaring them wanted for? Do you guys not lose cases because of d prejudice you expose defendants to prior to trial? There is still the presumption of innocence until guilty by Court, not NDLEA, isn’t there?”

@Onyekachi_20 wrote: “Abba Kyari is not the only suspect, show us pictures of others, let fairness be maintained. If civilians are involved, you’ll gladly show them to the world, show us your colleagues too.”

@firstladyship wrote: “I don’t trust Buhari & this regime. I don’t trust the NDLEA. I don’t trust the EFCC. I don’t trust the Army. I don’t trust that gateman in Aso Rock. The Nigerian police are direct descendants of Lucifer. I don’t even trust the air in Nigeria. I am to be blamed for being cynical??”

@Drmuzoic wrote: “Hope this news of super cop arrest is not audio. One cannot trust Nigerian police.”

@Benzeal4u wrote: “Pipu wey dey shout IGP arrest Kyari upandan, what if Kyari come talk say oga at the top follow do one kind for di business.”

@Par_veen_ wrote: “Kudos NDLEA. Abba Kyari is just a small fish in a big pond of drug cartels in Nigeria. 👍🏿 Flush them out of existence.”