Presidential Pardon: Tinubu Told To Release Top Police Officer Convicted for Drugs Deals
The Movement for the Emancipation of Nigeria (MEN) has demanded the immediate release of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari, describing his continued detention as “a grave injustice.
Recall that Abba Kyari, once celebrated as Nigeria’s “super cop” for his high-profile arrests, was suspended in 2022.
The arrest came after he was declared wanted by the NDLEA.
He was accused of conspiring to traffic c0caine and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The case has since remained in court, with many Nigerians divided over his prosecution, Punch reported.
However, in a statement released on Tuesday, October 14, by its Comrade General, former Minister of Sports Solomon Dalung, MEN said the ongoing prosecution of Kyari, despite recent presidential pardons granted to convicted drug traffickers and other offenders, was “an affront to justice.
The Movement for the Emancipation of Nigeria observes with deep concern the continued detention and prosecution of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari despite recent presidential pardons extended to convicted drug traffickers, fraudsters, kidnappers, and bandits, many of whom were arrested by his team,” the statement read.
Last week, President Bola Tinubu granted presidential pardons to 175 persons, including the late nationalist Herbert Macaulay, the late Major General Mamman Vatsa, and Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death for killing her husband.
The pardons followed the recommendation of the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy, chaired by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN).
MEN contended that the selective nature of the clemency taints the moral underpinning of the prosecution of Kyari, Vanguard reported.
The recent wave of presidential amnesties and pardons has effectively emptied the moral and legal basis for Kyari’s continued detention,”
the statement said.
His prosecution under such circumstances is a double standard which defiles the credibility of Nigeria's judicial system.
Presidential Pardon: Tinubu Told To Release Top Police Officer Convicted for Drugs Deals
The Movement for the Emancipation of Nigeria (MEN) has demanded the immediate release of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari, describing his continued detention as “a grave injustice.
Recall that Abba Kyari, once celebrated as Nigeria’s “super cop” for his high-profile arrests, was suspended in 2022.
The arrest came after he was declared wanted by the NDLEA.
He was accused of conspiring to traffic c0caine and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The case has since remained in court, with many Nigerians divided over his prosecution, Punch reported.
However, in a statement released on Tuesday, October 14, by its Comrade General, former Minister of Sports Solomon Dalung, MEN said the ongoing prosecution of Kyari, despite recent presidential pardons granted to convicted drug traffickers and other offenders, was “an affront to justice.
The Movement for the Emancipation of Nigeria observes with deep concern the continued detention and prosecution of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari despite recent presidential pardons extended to convicted drug traffickers, fraudsters, kidnappers, and bandits, many of whom were arrested by his team,” the statement read.
Last week, President Bola Tinubu granted presidential pardons to 175 persons, including the late nationalist Herbert Macaulay, the late Major General Mamman Vatsa, and Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death for killing her husband.
The pardons followed the recommendation of the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy, chaired by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN).
MEN contended that the selective nature of the clemency taints the moral underpinning of the prosecution of Kyari, Vanguard reported.
The recent wave of presidential amnesties and pardons has effectively emptied the moral and legal basis for Kyari’s continued detention,”
the statement said.
His prosecution under such circumstances is a double standard which defiles the credibility of Nigeria's judicial system.
