• Agency uncovers shopping malls, others owned by ex-IRT commander

The Federal Government has uncovered 14 assets, including shopping malls, residential estate, polo playground, lands and farmland belonging to a former commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Kyari was said to have failed to disclose his ownership of the properties in different locations in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Maiduguri, Borno State.

Over N207m and Є17,598 were also discovered in his various accounts in GTB, UBA and Sterling Bank.

In the fresh 24-count charges filed against Kyari by the Director of Prosecution and Legal Services, J. Sunday, dated August 30, 2022, the Attorney-General of the Federation stated that the suspended DCP allegedly disguised his ownership of some of the properties.

The case filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, with charge number: FHC/ABJ/CR/408/22 had as co-defendants, Mohammed Kyari and Ali Kyari, who are believed to be the beleaguered policeman’s siblings.

Also, the Federal Government filed separate 24-count charges against Kyari’s former deputy, Sunday Ubua, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, who is under suspension.


An affidavit in support of the charge deposed to by a litigation officer with the Directorate of Prosecution and Legal Services, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Stephen Kashawa, explained that Kyari, who is facing trial for dealing in cocaine, was subjected to general and financial investigation when he was transferred by the police to the NDLEA headquarters on February 14, 2022 for investigation.

He added that the financial investigation which extended to his properties led to the filing of charges for non-disclosure and conversion of large sums of money.

The deponent further said the case was ready for trial and that all the witnesses were available to proceed to trial.

Abuja land
The Federal Government said Kyari knowingly failed to make full disclosure of his asset at plot no 1927 Blue Fountain Estate, Karsana, Abuja and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 35(3)(a) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, CAP N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

The prosecutor also alleged that the embattled DCP did not declare his ownership of an estate at Linda Chaulker Road, Asokoro Extension; plot no. 5 titled BO/4546; plot no. 9 titled BO/1037; plot no. 10 titled CER/4319 and plot no 33 titled BO/4319, Maiduguri, Borno State.

Furthermore, the AGF said the suspended DCP, who is facing prosecution for illegal cocaine dealing alongside six others, failed to reveal his ownership of a shopping mall titled, NE/1229 and a polo playground with plot no. 270, both located in Maiduguri.

The charges also said the former IRT commander did not make full disclosure of his ownership of farmland along Abuja-Kaduna road and a plaza under construction in Guzape, Abuja.

Count 11 read, ‘’That you, DCP Abba Kyari, male, adult and you Mohammed Kyari, male, adult, on or about February 14, 2022, in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court in order to disguise the true ownership of the property situate at plot no. 33, Bama Road, GRA Extension, Maiduguri, Borno State, covered by certificate no. BO/4319 issued by Borno State Government by deposing to a false affidavit at the Federal High Court in suit no. FHC/NG/Cs/9/2022 and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under section 15(3)(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011, (as amended).’’

Maiduguri land
In an attempt to disguise the ownership of a plot of land covered by Certificate of Occupancy no: 000271 issued by Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Kyari was alleged to have also deposed to an affidavit at the Federal High Court, Maiduguri in suit number, FHC/NG/CS/9/2022, contrary to section 18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act.

The AGF equally accused Kyari of deposing to an affidavit to hide his ownership of plot no 9, BOTP/63 covered by the grant of right of occupancy no. BO/1087; a shopping mall at number 4, Aliyu Close along Giwa Barracks, Maiduguri, covered by Certificate of Occupancy no. NE/1229.

The charges revealed that the DCP knowingly converted N28.4 million in his GTB account number 0121075250; N65.2m in his GTB account number 0138360064; N95 million in UBA account number 1002250112 and N16.9 million in Sterling Bank account number 0072451994.

The first defendant was similarly accused of failing to declare in the NDLEA assets declaration form the sum of Є17,598 in two GTB accounts, being proceeds of unlawful activities; N2.9 million in UBA; N366, 258.77 and N88.000 in Sterling Bank.

In the charges against Ubua with number FHC/ABJ/407/22, the government revealed that he did not disclose a N100 million life insurance policy with First Bank of Nigeria Insurance Limited, including several millions stashed in different bank accounts.

The defendant was said to have converted N118.6 million using First bank account 3018154763 and $30,516.36 using Polaris Bank account 2630046721.


The ACP was accused of converting between January and March, 2022, the sum of N40.8 million in his Polaris Bank account number 1060047951, being proceeds of unlawful activities.

The government said Ubua acquired a block of lock-up shops at Utako bus terminal, Abuja for N16.8 million and also converted N33 million and N227.5 million using First bank account number 2005502596. The defendant was further accused of converting N40.8 million and another N33.7 million.

Kyari’s deputy
Count one read, “That You, Sunday Ubua, male, adult, on or about the 14th day of February, 2022, at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency headquarters, Port Harcourt Crescent, off Gombiya Street, Area 11, Garki, Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, knowingly failed to make full disclosure of your assets in the NDLEA assets declaration firm by not disclosing your N100 million life insurance policy with First Bank of Nigeria Insurance Limited contrary to and punishable under section 35(3)(a) of the NDLEA Act, CAP N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.’’

The NDLEA had earlier marked six residential houses and one plaza in Maiduguri belonging to the embattled former IRT commander.

The two-storey shopping plaza, Assurance Plaza, located along the Giwa Barracks Road in Maiduguri, has about 100 stores.

Six other residential houses within the Maiduguri New Government Residential Area allegedly belonging to Kyari were also marked by the NDLEA, 48 hours after a suspected drug dealer linked to the N3 billion worth of tramadol intercepted by the then Kyari-led IRT team was arrested by operatives of the NDLEA in Lagos.

Source: https://punchng.com/Kyari-FG-files-24-charges-seizes-mega-assets

Hmm

How can Abba Kyari be living this lavish bigger than life lifestyle not commensurate with his normal source of income and it was not detected until the FG is not interested in his kind of corruption? Who is fooling who?

Audio as usual until I see this criminal who called himself super Cop eating watery beans inside prison, everything remains as smelly as Apc and Tinubu pee poo Ass.

What is the difference between him and Evans he arrested.This man is just a definition of Nigeria police force

This man is a big criminal,,,,all the money he got from those people he arrested he channeled all the money into his personal purse...

Just imagine?...

The govt knows what they are doing, don't be deceived. If an individual makes a transaction of N5m in a bank, the bank is mandated to inform federal financial regulators. For corporate bodies, it is N10m. How is it possible for a public worker to have billions of naira worth of transactions every time in his accounts without the banks informing the financial regulators or intelligence agencies knowing? It took Hush puppy to reveal his dealings all the way in America? It was alleged that Kyari threatened to reveal many hidden secrets if they extradite him and we are witnessing it to be true with govt's actions towards the case, every other thing like this post is just drama

I wonder how a FASHION DESIGNER CONTRACTOR would have so much money. We dey learn where aboki dey.

Failed country
A common police officer o
This man was evil
Many bad eggs are still there

The blood of the innocent are now crying out

This man is so rich that he can't explain it...

Police officers are poorly paid....so, where did he get money to own these properties, if they are not through proceeds of high level corrupt practices

By all means they are trying to keep him in nigeria. But he can't eat his cake and have it. So he has to sacrifice some asserts to make d movie sorry case look seriously serious..
Nice game plan �

Dem go broke when they're done with

Omo

The Nigerian police force is filled with some corrupt individuals

Like we do not know already. Extradite the ijiotu make we know say una serious

O boy ehh,,and me dey look for money to pay daughter's sch fees fa!!

The innocent souls ds guys go don waste ehnn.. put fear in their captives mind so as to posses their properties..

and how can a country move forward with people like this?...Police officer for that matter

And to the moderator that banned me...Una well done

Hehehe.

What we need is his extradition not seizing his assets.

He should first go over there to face his crime. Where no corrupt politicians can't cover up for him.

They are just using all these move to fool Nigerians.

This is just a smokescreen, useless.. you idiots in power can't fool me,

send that fagot to the United States ...

they want to keep him here with nonsense charges when america de offer to persecute him for free .

useless country..
country of thieves

If it was Efcc, the case go done enter voicemail. NDLEA is really going hard on him. Nice

Na wa ooo.Look at the weight of this corruption allegations. To me,all these cases should be withdrawn and kyari be extradited to US ASAP.The last extradited case did not scale through because of the pending cases he has in court.

An this drama continue

Kudos, to NDLEA. It seems this is the only agency that is performing under this administration.

So he won't go to the USA abi

LWKMD
All for show. But US is too clever for una shenanigans.

Just found the cartoon below quite appropriate for Nigerias EFCC, DSS, Police and Federal Ministry of Justice.

kingsceemark:
Audio as usual until I see this criminal who called himself super Cop eating watery beans inside prison, everything remains as smelly as Apc and Tinubu pee poo Ass.

Even in the mid night. Chai. I'm sure you are a youth ooo. This man have live his life, gathered more than enough for his tenth generation, what have you gather for your children. Even if he looses the presidential election, which is even better for him, does that make you big in life, or you think Atiku or Obi will come to you, and make you rich, they way they did to the people of Adamawa and Anambra.

InFact This Man Should Face Firing Squad