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Abuja Court Acquits Abba Kyari, Brothers in NDLEA Asset Declaration Trial
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari and his two brothers in a case brought by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency over alleged non-declaration of assets.
Justice James Omotosho dismissed the charges on Thursday, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove its allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.
The judge held that the legal burden rests on the prosecution to establish its case, noting that the agency had not provided sufficient evidence.
Justice Omotosho also described the case against Kyari and his brothers as “persecution.”
The defendants — Abba Kyari, Mohammed Kyari and Ali Kyari — were listed as first to third defendants in a 23-count charge filed by the NDLEA.
The agency alleged that the defendants failed to disclose several assets allegedly linked to them.
Among the assets cited were shopping malls, residential estates, farmland, lands and a polo playground.
Prosecutors also claimed Kyari failed to declare properties located in Abuja and Maiduguri.
The NDLEA further alleged that more than N207 million and €17,598 were found in bank accounts linked to Kyari in Guaranty Trust Bank, United Bank for Africa and Sterling Bank.
The case, filed under number FHC/ABJ/CR/408/2022, also accused the defendants of disguising property ownership and converting funds.
The offences were said to contravene provisions of the NDLEA Act and the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011.
However, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, and the court ultimately dismissed the case after hearing arguments from counsel to both sides.
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