The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has revealed more details on the alleged drug deal involving the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari.
A statement issued by the Director Media and Advocacy Femi Babafemi, stating what Kyari revealed to the NDLEA undercover officer. The NDLEA spokesperson faulted the police, claim that NDLEA revealed the drug dealers at the airport.
According to the police investigation report, ASP James Bawa in his statement to the police reveals that “He was called by an informant identified named IK from Brazil who told him that a drug courier would be arriving onboard Ethiopian Airlines in Enugu. He explained further that a pointer from IK, the Brazil-based informant met with him at about 1420hrs on 19th January 2022 outside the airport and they sighted the suspect as he exited the airport terminal after all arrival clearance formalities, and he was arrested with another associate.”
In Abba Kyari’s recorded conversation from undercover officer he said “They are greedy, seriously greedy (referring to his informants), we tried to have them accept 40 per cent but they refused, except 50 per cent, they know the rudiment of the deal very well, they are the ones that do the packing. “From Brazil, one of the informants accompanied it to Ethiopia. You understand; one of the informants accompanied the goods to Ethiopia, one of the informants that give us information. He is the boy of the big baron. Addis, from Addis it will be given to those to proceed further with it, he will get their snapshots without their knowledge. Yes, he will reveal those that are conveying it further, get snapshots of theirs without their knowledge and send to us (Abba Kyari’s team). So we already know the goods, pictures and the clothes they are wearing, hope you understand, we know your name, he will give us everything. So, automatically my team will just be waiting, they will just see you and arrest you.”
Abba Kyari was also asked how his boys operates around the airport and he said “some are outside while some are inside. They will just allow you to finish arrival formalities and arrest you the moment you come out.”