Since the arrest of the suspended deputy commissioner of police, DCP Abba Kyari, who until his suspension was heading the intelligence response team (IRT), the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLE) has begun to gain more trust from citizens for the reawakened fight against narcotics and other related illicit activities.
Kyari was arrested for allegedly being involved in a cocaine deal sometime in February 2022 alongside six others by the anti-narcotic agency, with video evidence while charting the personnel of the NDLEA as presented to journalists in Abuja.
Following deep investigations, the NDLEA announced the arrest of a drug baron, Chief Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu, the mastermind behind the tramadol deal worth over N3 billion that was linked to the suspended DCP and his team.
However, Chief Afam’s arrest has significantly become a time bomb for Kyari as several properties belonging to him in Borno state and the Nigerian capital territory, Abuja, were traced and marked 48 hours after Afam’s arrest by the anti-narcotic agency.
While confirming this report, the NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, revealed that there are other residential properties in Abuja that are still under investigation by the agency.
Daily Episode understands the fight against narcotics and drug abuses by the agency has taken another dimension as more gangs and dealers are now running to escape arrest while others have since been charged in court with live updates given to Nigerians using social media and while issuing press releases.
Meanwhile, a federal high court sitting in Abuja has fixed June 2nd for hearing the suit seeking the extradition of the suspended DCP amidst the threat of losing marked properties worth hundreds of millions of Naira.
More reactions are coming from Kyari’s supporters in the aftermath of multiple charges filed in court and an arrest warrant issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a fraudulent case linked to an arrested Nigerian fraudster, Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpupu, who is facing multiple charges in the United States, including $1.1 million involving Kyari.
