A fresh information now in the news reveals that Abba Kyari, the suspended Commander of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) allegedly collected N400 million to release a seized container containing tramadol, according to a report by The Street Journal.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) launched a probe into the alleged seizure of a large consignment of tramadol in a warehouse at the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos by a Kyari-led team of police officers.
It was gathered that the consignment, was worth N3billion and it was imported into Nigeria by an individual who claimed to be a pharmacist.
IRT, it was learnt, allegedly got wind of the consignment and stormed the warehouse where the illegal drug was stocked, leading to the seizure.
The NDLEA ordinarily should have been told of the alleged seizure which was said to have taken place last year, but the Abba Kyari team did not inform the agency of the development.
Rather, it was learnt that the owner of the consignment paid N400 million to Abba Kyari and his team before the consignment was released.
Kyari was arrested last week after the NDLEA busted a drug ring operating the Brazil – Ethiopia – Nigeria route.
The agency alleged that he was a member of the syndicate and went ahead to ask a court to extend his detention to facilitate investigation into the activities of his team.
available to The Street Journal reveals that Abba Kyari, the suspended Commander of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) allegedly collected N400 million to release a seized container containing tramadol.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) launched a probe into the alleged seizure of a large consignment of tramadol in a warehouse at the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos by a Kyari-led team of police officers.
It was gathered that the consignment, was worth N3billion and it was imported into Nigeria by an individual who claimed to be a pharmacist.
IRT, it was learnt, allegedly got wind of the consignment and stormed the warehouse where the illegal drug was stocked, leading to the seizure.
The NDLEA ordinarily should have been told of the alleged seizure which was said to have taken place last year, but the Abba Kyari team did not inform the agency of the development.
Rather, it was learnt that the owner of the consignment paid N400 million to Abba Kyari and his team before the consignment was released.
Kyari was arrested last week after the NDLEA busted a drug ring operating the Brazil – Ethiopia – Nigeria route.
The agency alleged that he was a member of the syndicate and went ahead to ask a court to extend his detention to facilitate investigation into the activities of his team.
