March 14, (THEWILL) – Ramatu Kyari, wife of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, on Monday, fainted and slumped at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
She slumped shortly after the trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, deferred ruling on a bail application filed by DCP Kyari and six other persons, for their release from the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Clad in a black Hijab, Ramatu fell on the floor while armed operatives of the NDLEA were leading Kyari and others away from the court premises.
The middle-aged woman was quickly carried and rushed inside one of the offices on the third floor of the court by lawyers and some officials of the NDLEA.
One of the women in her company hinted that she was asthmatic.
The NDLEA had on Monday, urged the court to deny Kyari and all the other defendants bail.
The anti-narcotic agency told the court that Kyari, a former chairman of the Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT, would escape from the country and make himself unavailable for trial, should he be released from custody.
Meanwhile, the court has fixed March 28, 2022 for ruling on the bail application.
Justice Nwite, however, ordered Kyari and other accused be remanded in NDLEA custody pending the ruling on the application.
Kyari and six other accused are standing criminal trial before the court over allegations of dealing in illicit drugs.
