The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has clarified that its substantive drug case against the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari is still on course.
The NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, made this known to The Nation in Abuja on Thursday.
“The case is still very much on course and billed for continuation before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday, 16th March 2026,” Babafemi said.
The anti-drug agency stated this when reacting to the discharge of Abba Kyari by Justice James Omotosho on a 23-count charge bordering on alleged non-declaration of assets filed against him by NDLEA.
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When asked if the agency will appeal Justice Omotosho’s ruling, the NDLEA’s Spokesman, Babafemi, stated that the prosecution team will need to obtain the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment to know the details of the ruling and thereafter be guided on its next line of action.
“First, I need to clarify that the ruling by Justice Omotosho is completely different from the main and substantive drug case, which continues before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, 16th March 2026. That one is very much on course. The case determined by Justice Omotosho today is a different case of money laundering and non-declaration of assets.
“On your question on whether the agency will appeal the ruling or not, the prosecution team has been directed to apply for the CTC of the judgment, the details of which will help the management take a decision on what to do next,” Babafemi said.
