BREAKING: FG files fresh 24 Charges against Abba Kyari

Following the revelation of assets that Abba Kyari neglected to report, the Nigerian government has brought further accusations against the troubled former police officer.Information Guide Nigeria

A residential estate, shopping centres, lands, farmland, and other Kyari-owned assets were among the 14 that the government discovered. His multiple accounts at GTB, UBA, and Sterling Bank included almost N207m and 17,598 in addition.

Kyari was charged with 24 counts by J. Sunday, Director of Prosecution and Legal Services, on August 30, 2022. Kyari hid his ownership of the aforementioned assets, according to the records.

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According to an affidavit in support of the charge written by litigation officer Stephen Kashawa of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s Directorate of Prosecution and Legal Services, Kyari, who is being tried for cocaine dealing, was the subject of a general and financial investigation when he was brought by the police to the NDLEA headquarters on February 14, 2022, for investigation.JAMB Result

He continued by saying that charges for non-disclosure and the conversion of sizable quantities of money were filed as a result of the financial inquiry that included his properties.

According to the Federal Government, Kyari intentionally violated section 35(3)(a) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, CAP N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, by failing to disclose all of his assets at plot number 1927 Blue Fountain Estate, Karsana, Abuja.

The DCP also failed to disclose his ownership of a property at Linda Chaulker Road, Asokoro Extension, as well as plots number 5 titled BO/4546, 9 titled BO/1037, 10 titled CER/4319, and 33 titled BO/4319, all of which are located in Maiduguri, Borno State.

Additionally, he concealed his ownership of two properties in Maiduguri: a polo field with plot number 270 and a shopping centre with the address NE/1229. Additionally, he hid his ownership of farmland along the Abuja-Kaduna highway and an unfinished plaza in Guzape, Abuja.

Kyari was accused of deposing to an affidavit at the Federal High Court in Maiduguri in suit number, FHC/NG/CS/9/2022 in an effort to conceal the ownership of a plot of land covered by Certificate of Occupancy no: 000271 issued by Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, in violation of section 18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act.

Additionally, Kyari was charged with attempting to conceal his ownership of plot no. 9, BOTP/63, which is covered by the Certificate of Occupancy no. NE/1229 and a grant of right of occupancy no. BO/1087, as well as a shopping centre at no. 4, Aliyu Close along Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri.

The accusations further showed that the DCP intentionally transferred money from his GTB account number 0121075250, his GTB account number 0138360064, his UBA account number 1002250112, and his Sterling Bank account number 0072451994 to other accounts.
The first defendant was similarly charged with failing to disclose in the NDLEA assets declaration form the proceeds of illegal activity totaling $17,598 in two GTB accounts, N2.9 million in UBA, and N366, 258.77, N88,000.

Source: politicsnigeria.com

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