Two co-defendants of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari has pleaded guilty to the hard drug trafficking charges against them.
However, despite their guilty plea, the Federal High Court, Abuja ordered them to be remanded in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency till Monday, March 14, when the application for their bail would be heard.
The Federal Government arraigned Kyari, four policemen and two civilians on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obstruction and dealing in cocaine and other related offences.
While Kyari and three other defendants, who are police officers, claimed not guilty to the entire eight-count charges, the two civilians, Chibuinna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne pleaded guilty to 5th, 6th and 7th charges were their names featured.
Upon the plea of the defendants, Kyari’s counsel, Kanu Agabi (SAN), along with counsel for other defendants in the charge, prayed the court to admit their clients to bail.
Meanwhile, the trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, adjourned till Monday to hear the defendants’ bail applications and ordered that they should be remanded in the custody of the NDLEA.
The judge also fixed March 28 for review of facts in the charges against the two defendants who pleaded guilty.
The judge will also sentence them on the day.
