By Parrot Newspaper 
N200m in Undisclosed Accounts: NDLEA Witness Exposes Abba Kyari’s Financial Secrets
ABUJA — The trial of embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, over allegations of financial misconduct resumed yesterday at the Federal High Court, Abuja. A witness from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) detailed how investigators traced over N200 million in transactions across 10 undisclosed bank accounts linked to Kyari.
The prosecution witness, Ahmed Yero, a Chief Investigator with the NDLEA, testified that the agency used Bank Verification Number (BVN) tracking to identify 12 bank accounts tied to Kyari. However, only 10 were active, while the remaining two were dormant.
Yero revealed that Kyari, formerly the head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), initially declared ownership of just three bank accounts during the investigation. However, deeper financial scrutiny uncovered seven additional accounts and multiple foreign currency domiciliary accounts for US Dollars, Euros, and British Pounds.
Suspicious Inflows and Undisclosed Funds
The witness stated that Kyari’s United Bank for Africa (UBA) salary account, which he used to receive police entitlements, was examined over a 16-year period (2006–2022). The analysis showed that the total funds that flowed into the account far exceeded his official earnings from the Nigeria Police Force.
Additionally, direct payments from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) into Kyari’s account were flagged. These transactions were labeled as “operational funds”, but investigators found that large portions were later transferred to family members and associates.
“We calculated all his earnings and compared them to inflows from the CBN. We discovered over N200 million beyond what he should have earned officially,” Yero told the court.
Assets and Incomplete Declarations
Despite Kyari’s claims of engaging in agriculture, the NDLEA witness stated that no concrete evidence was provided to substantiate the claim. The investigation also uncovered landed properties in Maiduguri, Borno State, some of which Kyari failed to declare. The defendant argued that certain properties belonged to his late father and his wife.
During cross-examination, the witness admitted that while Kyari was once described as a “super cop”, his investigative team did not assess the number of police operations he conducted or the expenses incurred.
Kyari, who remains in prison custody, is also facing a separate eight-count charge over allegations that his IRT team tampered with seized cocaine from two convicted drug peddlers arrested at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
Court Admits Evidence, More Witnesses Expected
The court admitted statements of Kyari’s bank accounts and BVN analysis as evidence, despite objections from the defense led by Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN. The defense reserved its full objections for a later stage in the trial.
Meanwhile, an earlier witness, David Ajoma, a Compliance Officer with Sterling Bank, tendered three bundles of documents, including statements of accounts linked to Kyari.
With the trial adjourned until March 24, the NDLEA has announced plans to produce two more witnesses in the case.
Kyari, along with his two siblings, Mohammed Kyari and Ali Kyari, is standing trial on a 10-count charge related to concealment of assets. His co-defendants in the drug-related case include ACP Sunday J. Ubia, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agirigba, and Inspector John Nuhu—all members of his former police unit.
Despite the overwhelming allegations, all the defendants have pleaded not guilty as the trial continues.
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