NDLEA Chairman Ordered to Present Personnel List in Kyari Trial
On October 2, 2026, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to produce a list of personnel who were on duty at Akanu Ibiam International Airport on January 19, 2022. This directive was issued during the trial of Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari and Inspector Simon Agirgba, who, along with four other suspended officers, face an eight-count charge related to alleged drug trafficking.
The NDLEA claims that Kyari and the officers tampered with cocaine exhibits seized from arrested traffickers. While two traffickers, Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne, pleaded guilty, Kyari and his co-defendants have pleaded not guilty.
During the trial, the defense counsel, Julius Mba, informed the court that a key witness, John Nwonke, was ill and unable to testify. Mba also mentioned that a subpoena duces tecum was filed to compel the NDLEA to present the required personnel list for the defense.
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