The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, was safe in custody, saying there was no threat to his life.

The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Francis Enobore, said this in a statement on Thursday.

Enobore said the statement became necessary to address the issue following a report alleging Kyari was attacked by his fellow inmates.

Kyari, who is currently facing trial before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over alleged involvement in 25kg of cocaine, is remanded at the Kuje custodial centre.

However, Enobore, on Thursday, debunked the report that the NCoS was considering transferring Kyari to DSS custody

He said: “The story is false, reckless and mischievous. It is the handiwork of some jobless cheap recognition-seeking charlatans masquerading as newsmen, lacking in intellectual capacity to interrogate what they conjure or hear before feeding the public.

“That the author is completely oblivious of where and how detention of a suspect originates speaks volume of his ineptitude and the much his story can be relied upon.

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“For the record, Abba Kyari is one of the over 800 inmates in the location where he is being kept.

“However, notable individuals including Ex-Governors, Ministers, Senators and other celebrities of higher social status have passed through the same facility without any threat to their lives.”

Enobore added that the NCoS has no course to request for the transfer of Abba Kyari or any inmate to any other detention centre outside its jurisdiction.

He emphasised that Kyari was “safe and sound and goes about his daily routine like any other inmate unharmed.”

“Those playing pranks with his detention are warned to desist from such unpatriotic acts as they may be asked, through formal litigation, to justify their statement.

“The Controller-General, NCoS, Haliru Nababa, is determined to continue to upscale inmates’ welfare, safe and humane custody with fervour.

“Therefore, he will not be distracted by inane publications,” the NCoS spokesperson noted.

The Star