Court gives Abba Kyari, others final chance to file defence witnesses’ list in cocaine trial
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Final opportunity Friday’s ruling followed a disagreement over whether the defence could question an officer who appeared in court with a list of NDLEA personnel who were on duty at the Enugu airport when the two cocaine smugglers arrived from Ethiopia.
The defence had sought the list through a subpoena to support its case to show the circumstances under which the two cocaine traffickers passed through airport security before their arrest by Mr Kyari-led IRT on the airport ground.
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