The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has released a video showing how the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, offered an operative of the Agency the sum of $61,400 and negotiated the release of 25kg seized cocaine.
NDLEA, on Monday, declared Kyari wanted over alleged drug offences.
The Agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who made the declaration at a press conference held at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja, said investigation revealed that Abba Kyari is a member of a drug syndicate which operates across the globe.
He added that the Agency has a trove of intelligence, hard facts, from chats to photos and video, and a detailed transcript of the communication between the suspended DCP and the NDLEA officer.
The video showed Kyari entering the sport utility vehicle (SUV) of a senior NDLEA officer.
While inside the vehicle, Kyari did the negotiation in Hausa language.
He was seen showing the anti-drug operative something on his mobile phone.
Thereafter, Kyari handed over bales of United States currency totalling $61,400 for 5kg of cocaine.
The event happened on January 25, 2022 in Abuja.
NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, explained how Kyari was caught on camera.
His words: “The next day January 25, Kyari offered to send his younger brother to deliver the payment while his men deliver the suspects, but our officer turned down the suggestion, insisting he would rather deal with him in person and was therefore prepared to wait for him to return from Lagos.
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“And by 5:23p.m., Kyari was in Abuja and met with the officer at the same rendezvous where they had the first meeting. In their discussion, he disclosed how his team received the information from a double-crosser who betrayed the traffickers to him, showing a sordid connection between law enforcement agents and the drug underworld; he narrated how acting on the tip-off, his team departed Abuja to Enugu and arrested the traffickers, removed part of the consignment on his instruction and replaced same with dummies.
“He also indicated how to identify the remnant of the original cocaine that would be delivered to NDLEA, five original packages marked with red dots. The reason for this was to avoid the dummies being subjected to test. He forwarded a picture of the marked original cocaine package.
“According to the plan, once the 5kg cocaine has been tested in the presence of the suspects and confirmed positive, there would be no need to test the remaining ones, being dummies.
“He also brought with him the money from the sale of the 5kg share of the NDLEA team, a total of $61,400. Our officer, however, preferred to take the money inside his car. Well, the car was wired with sound and video recorders. And the moment was documented, part of which I will play for you at the end of this briefing.”
Watch the video below
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