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A federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the former Commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, two weeks’ bail after 27 months in detention. Kyari is expected to conclude his mother, Yachilla Kyari’s burial rites.
The court subsequently set Friday, May 31, 2024 for the determination of his bail application in the trial over drug-related charges filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency following his arrest over two years ago on February 14, 2022.
It would be recalled that the mother died in the early hours of Sunday, May 5, 2024, and is survived by 10 children (five males and five females), including Abba, who is the eldest son.
While Abba Kyari was not able to attend his mother’s burial, residents of Borno State turned out in large numbers to pay their respects to Yachilla, who was buried according to Islamic rites the same day.
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