Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a fresh bail application filled by the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, for his bail, pending the conclusion of his trial.
Kyari is facing an eight-count charge bordering on drug trafficking brought against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
But Justice Emeka Nwite, in his ruling, held that Kyari’s application lacked merit.
Nwite stated that Kyari failed to establish any exceptional circumstance that would warrant the exercise of judicial discretion in his favour.
According to the trial judge, the court had earlier dismissed a similar bail application brought before it, ordering an accelerated hearing of the case.
The judge said no evidence was shown to convince the court why it should depart from its earlier ruling.
The court rejected Kyari’s application, granting the NDLEA the approval to proceed with the prosecution of both Kyari and his co-defendants in the matter.
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