A Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja has ordered the National Drug Less Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to allow detained Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari access to medical attention.
Justice Inyang Ekwo handed out the order on Monday while ruling on an application for bail filed by Kyari, the suspended Commander of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
Justice Ekwo said Kyari’s request for bail was overtaken by events in view of an earlier order by another judge of the same Federal High Court, Abuja, Justice Zainab Abubakar, granting the NDLEA permission to detain the suspended police officer for 14 days in the first instance.
The judge said since a court of coordinate jurisdiction has ordered Kyari’s detention, he could no longer decide otherwise.
“The only order I can make in addition to what I have said is that the respondent shall allow the applicant to his prescribed and verified medication while in custody,” Justice Ekwo said.
The judge then adjourned till March 15 for hearing of Kyari’s fundamental rights enforcement suit, in which he is among others, challenging his detention and seeking monetary compensation.
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