Abba Kyari: How We Operate With Drug Couriers; These Ones Were Greedy, They Wanted 50%

By Ayodele Oni

Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, who is in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for his involvement with Drug Barons, as well as trying to bribe an NDLEA operative had before his arrest, talked like a parrot on how he and his team conniving with the Barons.

He did not know he was having the conversation with an undercover agent.

Spokesman for the Agency, Femi Babafemi, revealed this in a statement where he corrected the impression that NDLEA operatives were the ones who intercepted the Drug Carriers at the Enugu Airport. He, also, assured Nigerians that nobody, no matter how high, will be spared in the Abba Kyari Drug scandal.

Babafemi said that Abba Kyari  told  the undercover agent the informants over which he got into trouble  were greedy. They insisted  on a 50 per cent cut and rejected the 40 per cent they were offered.

Babafemi quoting from Kyari’s statement:

“In his own recorded conversation with our undercover officer, Abba Kyari also said the following: They are greedy, seriously greedy (referring to his informants).

“We tried to have them accept 40% but they refused, except 50%, they know the rudiment of the deal very well, they are the ones that do the packing.

“From Brazil, one of the informants accompanied it to Ethiopia. You understand; one of the informants accompanied the goods to Ethiopia, one of the informants that give us information. He is the boy of the big baron.

“Addis, from Addis it will be given to those to proceed further with it, he will get their snapshots without their knowledge.

“Yes, he will reveal those that are conveying it further, get snapshots of theirs without their knowledge and send to us (Abba Kyaris team).

“So we already know the goods, picture and the cloths they are wearing, hope you understand, we know your name, he will give us everything.

“So, automatically my team will just be waiting, they will just see you and arrest you.

“Responding to our officers question on whether his boys are usually stationed inside or outside the airport, Abba Kyari said, Yes, yes, some are outside while some are inside.

“They will just allow you to finish arrival formalities and arrest you the moment you come out.

“The above no doubt establishes who the cartel was relating with and their modus operandi. Again, this is to correct inaccuracies in some reports and assure that the Agency will not deviate from an evidence-based investigation that will spare nobody found complicit.”

Abba Kyari is still in the custody of the NDLEA facing interrogation.