US EditionNigeria: Court Acquits Abba Kyari, Brothers of Non-Declaration of Assets Charges, While Cocaine Trial Continues
- On Thursday, the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the NDLEA's non‑disclosure case against Abba Kyari, Mohammed Kyari, and Ali Kyari, with Justice James Omotosho acquitting them for lack of proof.
- The NDLEA's 23‑count indictment alleged Kyari and his brothers concealed 14 assets, including malls and farmland, and found N207 million and 17,598 in accounts in 2022.
- The defendants pleaded not guilty and sought dismissal with a no‑case submission dismissed on 28 October 2025; NDLEA called 10 witnesses and tendered at least 20 exhibits while Kyari testified on 5 November last year.
- But the judgement does not affect a separate ongoing cocaine trial before Judge Emeka Nwite, where Kyari and four suspended police officers remain detained after bail was denied.
- Kyari told the court documents for the disputed assets are with the Ministry of Land, Borno State, denied owning the polo ground, and said his Police Intelligence Response Team arrested high-profile criminals.
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Abba Kyari Still In Custody – NCoS
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) FCT Command, says the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, is still in its custody. The command’s Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Samson Duza, said this was in spite of Kyari being discharged in one of the cases against him. Duza gave the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja while reacting to reports that Kyari had been discharged by a co…
Court dismisses Abba Kyari, brothers’ non-declaration of assets trial
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, dismissed a case filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, against suspended DCP Abba Kyari on allegations bordering on non-disclosure of assets. Justice James Omotosho dismissed the suit, filed against Kyari and his younger brothers, Mohammed Kyari and Ali Kyari, for failure of the anti-narcotic agency to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The judge held that the burden of provin…
Our Substantive Drug Case Against Abba Kyari Is On Course – NDLEA
Our substantive drug case against Abba Kyari is on course – NDLEA By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has clarified that its substantive drug trafficking case against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, remains active and is scheduled to continue in court on March 16. The agency said the case will resume before Justice Emeka Nwite of News Agency of Nigeria
Breaking: Court Clears Abba Kyari of 23-Count Asset Charges, Faults NDLEA Evidence
By Lizzy Chirkpi The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, of a 23-count charge bordering on alleged non-declaration of assets filed against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Delivering judgment on March 5, 2026, Justice James Omotosho held that the prosecution failed to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt, describing the evidence presen…
NDLEA Loses Asset Declaration Case against Abba Kyari as Court Cites Persecution
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed alleged non-declaration of assets charges filed against Abba Kyari, the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Justice James Omotosho dismissed the matter, citing “persecution” by the anti-narcotics agency. The charges were filed before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court in 2022 after the prosecution claimed to have uncovered 14 assets …
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