Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sunday Ubua’s request to be granted to bail was rejected by the Court of Appeal in Abuja.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency is pursuing criminal charges against Ubua and suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari for unauthorized drug sales and other offenses.
A three-member panel of the appellate court ruled on Friday that the appeal by Ubua was without merit and upheld the judge’s decision from March 28, 2022.
The March 28 ruling denied Ubua’s request for release on the grounds that the prosecution had presented the court with enough evidence to support the denial of the bail request.
In the lead judgment, Judge Stephen Adah stated that the appellant had not provided any fresh evidence to the court that would have caused it to rescind Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court of Abuja’s prior ruling on the matter.
On charges of illegal drug dealing and attempting to tamper with evidence, Ubua is on trial with Kyari and three other former members of the Nigeria Police Force’s Intelligence Response Unit, Force Investigation, and Intelligence Department.
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