Release Abba Kyari like Dariye, Nyame, group appeals to Buhari

By Adeleye Kunle

The Initiative for Better Societal Enlightenment, or IBSE, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to order the release of suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police Abba Kyari, who is being held at the Kuje Correctional Centre.

The group criticized the release from prison of former Taraba State governor Jolly Nyame and his Plateau State counterpart, Joshua Dariye, while detaining the former Head of the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligent Response Team, IGP-IRT.

Both Nyame and Dariye were released on Monday, four months after President Muhammadu Buhari’s government granted state pardons to 159 other inmates.

However, the group, in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by its National Coordinator, Ofilli Odey, criticized the duo’s release while “DCP Abba Kyari is being held without bail.”

“One has to wonder about the sense of justice in this country.” Again, one might wonder why bail is no longer free and cannot be granted to him because, despite the fact that he did not kill anyone, the allegations against him are bailable under the law. His continued detention demonstrates how powerful drug lords are in Nigeria.

“Unfortunately, he was indicted and held without bail for more than 6 months for a clear case of set up.” Nigerians should question why he is being held without bail in a bailable case, according to the statement.

“How does it sound that people who stole billions are unceremoniously pardoned while someone who fought so exceptionally hard for the country more than any Police officer in the country’s history is being held without bail?” the group fumed. Nigerians are witnessing these events and are aware that there is a lack of justice.”

“We demand Kyari’s release and release from this charade.” This is not a war on drugs, but a vendetta waged by drug barons and NDLEA officers on their payroll, who are angry that he has cost them so much money by arresting Drug traffickers under them and refusing to compromise by collecting money and releasing the Drug traffickers and drugs back to them, as is done by NDLEA officers who were indicted by the confessions of Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus arrested by the Police IRT

“We call on the president to intervene in this matter and direct a neutral and independent formation like DSS to investigate this case properly and all persons indicted starting from the NDLEA officers at the entry point of the drugs in Enugu Airport to the Big Drug Barons sponsoring the massive inflow of the Drugs who are Shielded now and the Police officers who Arrested the Drug traffickers and recovered the drugs be thoroughly investigated and all persons indicted starting from the NDLEA officers at the

“We also urge the National Assembly to investigate and restore the NDLEA’s integrity by bringing out their indicted officers as well as the Major Drug Barons they are shielding from the media and prosecution.” This drama of staged arrests while real drug lords and indicted NDLEA officers smile to the banks is not good for the country.

“We demand the unconditional release of Kyari and his men on bail because Kyari and his men would be better used fighting terrorists and bandits who are taking over the country now to assist in this period of grave national security challenge than being kept in prison for no reason.”

“Nyame and Dariye are free today because of high-wire politics,” it claimed. Nigerians understand that politically exposed individuals can commit any crime and get away with it.”

“What we demand is Kyari’s release, who cannot run because he and his colleagues had every opportunity to escape on 5/7/2022 when over 300 armed terrorists took over the Kuje Correctional Centre for 3 hours and released all the inmates to escape after rescuing all their terrorist members.” “90% of all inmates escaped that night, while Kyari and his colleagues, along with a few others, refused to escape,” it said.

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