Kyari, through his team of lawyers told the court that he is feeling
unsafe at the Kuje Correctional Center where he said he was being
remanded with hardened criminals. The defence lawyer stated that some of the convicts on remand at the Kuje Correctional Center were persons who were apprehended thanks to Kyari’s team at the Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT. Aside from DCP Kyari, three other police officers that are equally on trial over the alleged offence- ACP Sunday J. Ubia, Insp. Simon Agirigba and Insp. John Nuhu – also begged the court to okay their release on bail on safety grounds. Counsel for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, requested the court to deny the defendants’ bail plea. The trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the case till June 14 to hear the defendants’ fresh application for bail.