Court Admits Abba Kyari To N50m Bail For 2 Weeks

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the embattled Commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari temporary bail for two weeks on passionate grounds, to the tune of N50 million and a surety in like sum.

The court while giving the order also held that the surety, who shall be his counsel in the matter, should deposit a copy of his call to bar certificate to the deputy registrar of the court.

The court further ordered Kyari to deposit his international passport with the court and shall always report to any NDLEA formation nearest to him, within the period the bail was granted for.

The trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, gave the order pending the ruling of Kyari’s bail application slated for May 31, 2024.

Although Kyari lost his mother, Yachilla Kyari, who died in the early hours of Sunday, May 5, 2024, sources say it formed part of the reasons for granting him bail.