A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced 2 co-defendants of the suspended DCP Abba Kyari to jail.
Both convicts, Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne are mentioned in the suit filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against the embattled DCP.
The 2 alleged drug traffickers were arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu by the Nigerian police force and handed over to the NDLEA for further investigation
After a series of investigations, they allegedly admitted to committing the offence preferred against them in counts 5, 6 and 7 by the NDLEA.
At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, counsel for the NDLEA, Sunday Joseph mentioned that 2 motions seeking a plea bargain in respect of Umeibe and Ezenwanne had been filed.
Joseph said the motions, dated June 13, were filed on June 14.
The lawyer of the two defendants, E. U. Okenyi, also concurred with Joseph’s submission. Counsel for other defendants, including Kyari, did not oppose the motions.
In his judgement on Tuesday, Justice Emeka Nwite convicted the both men and sentenced them to 2 years imprisonment on each of counts 5, 6 and 7.
He said the terms, which shall run concurrently, would commence from the day the defendants were arrested by the NDLEA.
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