The Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEHUR) has demanded for the release of embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abbah Kyari and his team from detention.
This was even as the group questioned the alleged release of the two convicted drug traffickers 15 months after being convicted, instead of spending six years in jail.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, CEDEHUR’s spokesperson, Adebayo Sunday, stated that Kyari and his team were innocent.
“The Centre for Democracy and Human Rights believes that, in the interest of justice, fairness and equity Abba Kyari and his team should be granted bail as enshrined in our constitution.
“They have sacrificed so much for the security of this country and do not deserve this kind of dehumanising treatment being meted out to them,” he said.
CEDEHUR also called on the presidency to urgently investigate the activities of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and drug traffickers under Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd).
“The President or the presidency should immediately set up a committee to investigate the activities of the NDLEA and drug traffickers under Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), especially in this case were clearly indicted NDLEA officers were shielded and many other NDLEA officers including one Sunday Zirandi Director of intelligence who was indicted by ex NDLEA officer for connivance with drug barons, diversions of recovered drugs, murder case among others.
“We state that the ex-NDLEA officer has filed a case in court that is pending before the industrial court. The matter was in the media severally 2022 and if found guilty or wanted he should be appropriately sanctioned and all indicted officers should face the full wrath of the law.
“It is legally and morally wrong to detain these IRT (Intelligence Response Team) officers for 15 months without bail while the International drug traffickers the Police IRT arrested and Voluntarily transferred to NDLEA are now free,” he said.
