The Independent Investigation Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police Force on Friday ordered the Chairman of National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) to produce the immediate past Commander of IGP-Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari before the panel on the 22nd of March, 2022. A Representative of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the panel, John Aikpokpo Martins who made the order while presiding over the panel on behalf of…
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DCP Abba Kyari and FBI: A reform opportunity By Osita Chidoka
A few weeks ago, the news media was awash with stories about the issue of the FBI report on DCP Abba Kyari. Subsequently, the Police high command suspended the Deputy Commissioner of Police and instituted an investigation panel headed by a Deputy Inspector General of Police. The Special Investigation Panel submitted their report on August 26, 2021. We await the outcome of the Inspector General’s review. The FBI, as widely reported, named DCP Abba Kyari as an accomplice in an international fraud case. A US court issued a warrant…