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DETAINED suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari,was one of the prime targets in the Tuesday night attack at the Kuje Correctional Center and does not deserve further delay in regaining his freedom, a constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Barr. Kayode Ajulo, has said.
He said the police DCP would have escaped if he had wanted,given the opportunity during the invasion,adding that choosing to remain in the centre was an indication that if granted bail,he would be available for court dates.
To this end, Ajulo appealed to the federal government to do everything possible to protect the life of the suspended police DCP in centre attacked by people said to be Boko Haram terrorists.
Recall that the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi,who visited the prison on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the attack, disclosed after his tour of the facility, labelled the arsonists as terrorists.
Ajulo noted in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja that the attack portends danger for the highly revered corp.
While many prisoners used the opportunity provided by the attack to escape, Abba Kyari was part of inmates that refused to escape even as the invaders broke the entire prison doors for all inmates to flee.
Ajulo said it was important to grant Kyari bail as the allegation against him “is bailable in law and he is kept for five months in custody without bail for somebody of his status that has served his country extremely well and everybody knows he will never jump bail as he has demonstrated by refusing to escape when Kuje Correctional Center was completely opened for everybody to escape freely last Tuesday.”
He added Kyari can’t continue being kept in the midst of those who would want him dead.
“His presence is more than his absence. He has done thousands of good to his country by arresting and bringing to Justice thousands of hardened and deadly criminals to book like never before in the history of the Nigeria Police.
“Few examples are Boko Haram terrorists that were bombing Borno and Yobe States, who were arrested by him. Boko Haram terrorist that kidnapped the Chibok School Girls, rescue of Magajin Garin Daura from his Kidnappers.
“Arrest of Major Kidnap kingpins such as Evans, Vampire, Wadume, Ability, Halti, Yellow, Collins eze, among many others, as well as many deadly armed robbers such as Godo Godo, Ndagi, King Miracle, terrorist leaders like Umar Abdulmalik, Abubakar Musa, Abu Jamal, Abu Mustapha and many murderers and bandits commanders were also arrested and brought to book by him.
“Infact, 60% of inmates in Kuje got there by him and you know what that means for him living amongst them,” Ajulo said.
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