A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed March 28 for ruling in a bail application filed by suspended DCP Abba Kyari and others.

Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel to the prosecution and defence argued their applications for and against the bail plea.

Justice Nwite had, on March 7, fixed today for the hearing of the bail application, after the defendants took their plea to the eight-count charge filed against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

The allegations bordered on drug trafficking.

Kyari and other police officers in the matter had pleaded not guilty to the counts preferred against them.

it was gathered that while Kyari pleaded not guilty to counts one, two, three, four and eight levelled against him, the other four police officers, who are defendants in the trial, also pleaded not guilty to counts one, two, three and four filed against them.

But Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne, who are 6th and 7th defendants respectively, pleaded guilty to counts five, six and seven preferred against them.

Although their names were also mentioned in counts three and four where allegations bordering on conspiracy leveled against Kyari and others, they were not ask to take a plea on these two counts.

The four members of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022 include ACP Sunday J. Ubia, ASP Bawa James, Insp. Simon Agirigba and Insp. John Nuhu.

Umeibe and Ezenwanne are the two alleged drug traffickers that were arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu. (NAN)

MEANWHILE There was panic at the Federal High Court in Abuja on when wife of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, (DCP) Abba Kyari slumped.

She slumped when operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were leading Kyari and others away from the court premises.

The development followed deferment of ruling on Kyari’s bail application by the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite.