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Home » Nigeria » Cocaine Deal:Kyari’s lawyer absent as court strikes out suit against NDLEA

Cocaine Deal:Kyari’s lawyer absent as court strikes out suit against NDLEA

Abimbola Fabunmi by Abimbola Fabunmi
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Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, had dismissed a fundamental enforcement rights suit filed by suspended Deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
The NDLEA counsel had filed that the suit be struck out but Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed the suit

When the matter was called, Cynthia Ikena, lawyer to Kyari, was absent.

Sunday, NDLEA’s Director of Prosecution and Legal Services, asked the court to strike out the suit.

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Justice Ekwo said he was informed that Ikena sent a letter, praying the court for an adjournment.

However, Ikena didn’t file the letter and the judge directed that it’s not in compliance with the court rule.

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Meanwhile , he directed that a copy of the letter to be shown to the lawyer representing NDLEA on the matter.

Sunday, who expressed surprise with the development, said he was not copied in accordance with the rule of the court.

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He prayed the court to strike out the matter.

Justice Ekwo struck out the case after listening to the argument of the lawyer representing NDLEA

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Subsequently, the judge dismiss the case after going into substantive matter and noticing that the parties involved had joined issues.

 

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