BREAKING: Caught in sting operation, Police arrests DCP Abba Kyari

Police operatives on Monday arrested the Head of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari and four other persons.

The embattled senior police officer was arrested a few hours after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) declared him wanted for an alleged link with a drug cartel.

The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed the development at a press conference in Abuja, said the agency strongly believed Kyari was a member of a drug cartel operating the Brazil-Ethiopia-Nigeria illicit drug pipeline.

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He added that the “supercop” was declared wanted after he failed to respond to the NDLEA invitation.

It has been a troubled few months for Kyari after he was suspended by the police last year for an alleged link with a suspected international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed Kyari’s arrest.

He, however, said the force would release a detailed statement on the development soon.

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