Court declines Abba Kyari’s bail application to travel for medical check-up

A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to hear a bail application filed by the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari.

Kyari, accused of drug trafficking, has been in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

However, in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, the ex-head of Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT, is seeking an order from the court to grant him bail on the grounds of ill health.

In an ex parte application brought before the court on Monday, Kyari through his counsel, Cynthia Obianuju, told the court that his health was suffering and he needed to go for checkup.

Obianuju who said client her client is diabetic and hypertensive, thereby prayed the court to grant him bail pending the determination of the substantive suit.

But Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered the applicant to put the respondents on notice.

“Upon studying the process of the applicant and the averments in support of the application, I am of the opinion that the respondents be put on notice so they can answer to the averments. Therefore, the applicant is hereby ordered to put the respondents on notice of all the processes in this matter,” he held.

He adjourned the matter till Thursday for a hearing of the application.