{"id":92680,"date":"2022-03-10T12:51:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T11:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=92680"},"modified":"2022-03-10T12:51:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T11:51:04","slug":"cocaine-trafficking-20-lawyers-vow-to-defend-abba-kyari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/cocaine-trafficking-20-lawyers-vow-to-defend-abba-kyari\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocaine trafficking: 20 lawyers vow to defend Abba Kyari"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">No fewer than 20 lawyers have indicated interest to defend the suspended DCP Abba Kyari in a suit filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.<\/p>\n<p>A legal practitioner, Musa Shafiu, speaking on behalf of other lawyers, told newsmen on Wednesday that\u00a0the team is made up of four Senior Advocates of Nigeria.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The lawyer said the decision to defend the suspended cop was premised on the meritorious sacrifices he had made for the country in the area of security.<\/p>\n<p>Shafiu recalled that the \u201cDCP Abba Kyari, in a motion filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo of Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, denied the allegation linking him to an international drug cartel by the NDLEA,\u201d saying Kyari \u201cwas ready to appear in court to answer\u201d any case against him, as he was purportedly charged \u201con a trumped-up allegation without sufficient proof.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He further said Kyari had distinguished himself, serving his father\u2019s land as a dutiful police officer, having arrested many high-profile criminals across the country, noting that his \u201cgood works and dedication to the country is far more than his shortcomings.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe NDLEA, through its Director of Prosecution and Legal Services, Mr Joseph Sunday, had on Monday arraigned the suspended \u2018super cop\u201d, alongside six accomplices, on eight counts bothering on drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Although Kyari pleaded \u2018not guilty\u2019 to the charges levelled against him, the court had adjourned the case to March 14 for further hearing on the matter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No fewer than 20 lawyers have indicated interest to defend the suspended DCP Abba Kyari in a suit filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. 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