Court dismisses Abba Kyari’s witness, strikes out evidence in cocaine trial
Request for NDLEA’s airport duty roster Following the ruling dismissing the second defence, Mr Mba reminded the court of the subpoena issued to compel the NDLEA to produce a list of its officers on duty at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, on 19 January 2022, when the two cocaine smugglers were allowed to pass before their arrest by the police.
On 28 January, Mr Nwonke, the police inspector brought as Mr Kyari’s second defence witness, testified on how officers of the NDLEA allegedly aided Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne to beat security checks at Enugu International Airport on 19 January 2022, on arrival from Ethiopia with cocaine.
The development comes as a setback for Mr Kyari, whose defence largely rests on the notion that he and his team are being targeted with prosecution because they arrested two cocaine traffickers corruptly cleared by NDLEA officials on their arrival at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, in January 2022.
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