Court Fixes February 26, 2026 for Judgment in NDLEA Case Against Abba Kyari.

Court Fixes February 26, 2026 for Judgment in NDLEA Case Against Abba Kyari.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed February 26, 2026, for judgment in a suit filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari.

Justice James Omotosho set the date on Friday after counsel to the NDLEA, Sunday Joseph; Kyari’s lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN; and counsel to Kyari’s two brothers, Monjok Agom, adopted their final written addresses.

The NDLEA is prosecuting Kyari, a former head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), alongside his younger brothers, Mohammed and Ali, over alleged failure to fully disclose their assets. 

The agency claimed it uncovered 14 assets linked to Kyari, including shopping malls, residential estates, a polo playground, farmlands and plots of land in Abuja and Maiduguri.

It further alleged that more than N207 million and €17,598 were found in Kyari’s bank accounts with GTBank, UBA and Sterling Bank. 

The defendants were also accused of disguising ownership of properties and converting funds, offences punishable under the NDLEA Act and the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011.

All three defendants pleaded not guilty. The NDLEA called 10 witnesses and tendered over 20 exhibits. After the prosecution closed its case, Kyari filed a no-case submission, which Justice Omotosho dismissed on October 28, holding that a prima facie case had been established.

Kyari opened his defence on November 4, insisting he lawfully declared his assets and those of his wife, and denying ownership of some properties, which he said belonged to his late father. He also denied owning a polo playground in Borno State.

Kyari closed his defence on November 26, 2025, while his brothers elected not to call any witnesses. The court noted that the case is separate from Kyari’s ongoing cocaine-related trial before another Federal High Court in Abuja.