More Trouble for Abba Kyari As Malami Okays Seizure of Property, Accounts

More Trouble for Abba Kyari As Malami Okays Seizure of Property, Accounts

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has approved the request by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for the confiscation of DCP Abba Kyari and his co-accused assets.

This however might cost the former Commander Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team and his accomplices their assets, real estate, residential and commercial building amongst others.

THECONSCIENCENG reported that about N4.2bn was traced to Kyari and his co-accused, ACP Sunday Ubua’s bank accounts.

The NDLEA had on March 7 arraigned Kyari, Ubua and four members of the IRT, Sunday Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu, on eight counts of conspiracy, obstruction and dealing in cocaine, and other related offences before the Federal High Court, Abuja.

A senior justice ministry official said, “The AGF has endorsed the request by the NDLEA seeking approval for the confiscation of the assets of Abba Kyari, Ubua and the other police officers involved in drug dealing.

“With the approval, the drug agency can now go after their property such as real estate, bank accounts, cash, vehicles, stocks, bonds and anything of monetary value.”

The source further said the seizure of the embattled DCP and his co-accused assets was to ensure that they did not benefit from the proceeds of crime.

The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, had confirmed that the accused persons’ bank accounts would be frozen, noting that this was standard practice.

Kyari, who is wanted in the United States for alleged involvement in a $1.1m scam carried out by a notorious Internet scammer, Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi, was suspended by the police last July.