Sometime in 2013, shortly before my call to the bar I was visited by Abba Kyari’s boys. I was arrested in my Dad’s house in Dopemu and was whisked away to Ikeja command and locked up for 48hours
So here’s the story of what happened. I had a good Hausa friend who was a BDC operator at that time called Hamza. Hamza had a USD deal with a fellow BDC colleague called P as nickname who swindled him of the proceeds of the deal. Shortly after he swindled hamza, he bought a car.
So one day, while hamza was hanging out with some friends, P came with his newly acquired car to the hangout where hamza was. Apparently hamza was pissed off, and he tricked P into allowing him take the car for a test drive. As soon as hamza got in the car,
he told P that he would not release the car to him until he gave him a full refund of the proceeds of the deal that they had done. After some back and forths, P agreed that hamza could take the car, and he’ll pay him back the money and recover his car at a specified date.
Hamza then drove the car to my house and asked if he could park the car in my compound, because of space constraints, which I obliged to. And he left my house. Mind u, at that point, I had no idea the circumstances surrounding the car or the deal.
I was just helping a friend keep his new car. 4days later, I was busted by Abba Kyari’s men, along with hamza who had also been arrested earlier. (Apparently, hamza was tortured and asked bring them to where the car was parked) I was accused of conspiring to steal a car and conspiring to kill someone. I had never been as confused as I was that day.
When we got to Ikeja command, we were whisked into Abba Kyari’s office. That’s when I got to find out that it was P who instigated the arrest, because of his relationship with Abba Kyari.
Abba Kyari asked for Hamza’s side of the story which he explained. Abba Kyari then asked for my side of the story. I explained everything I knew to him that night. That didn’t sway him. He insisted that we were thieves who robbed his friend, P and stole 10k$ from him, and
that he’ll make us pay for our crimes. He then ordered that we’d be locked up in the cell with other suspect of various crimes.
Visiting a Nigerian cell is not something that i’d wish for even an enemy. The conditions of the cell is a story for another day.
While I was in cell, there were countless people that I met there who maintained their innocence in the crime that they were being accused of. What struck me the most was this guy that I met there. He was accused of being an armed robber.
He was kept in the police cell while his assets were being depleted. The second day after I got to the cell he was taken away to God knows where. Within a few minutes, we all heard a gun shot, followed by a loud scream of agony. Then came quietness.
I had no idea what had happened at the time, I thought it was one of the prisoners who was being tortured. Hours later I was bailed out of the cell with 350 thousand naira. And the money was paid in cash and handed over to one of ABBA’s boys.
Eventually, I got very very close to one of ABBA’s boys at the time. Inspector Idris (last name withheld) who confirmed to me that the guy that was taken out of that prison on the day I was bailed, was actually murdered somewhere at the back of the police command building.
And he also confirmed to me that his account had been depleted and his car confiscated and been taken somewhere on the instructions of Abba Kyari. Peeps, pls whatever you do, pray to never come across someone like Abba Kyari or officers of his ilk.
I don’t care what his crime solving antecedents are or how effective he is at solving crimes. Abba Kyari has no business being in law enforcement, I promise you guys this. He’s a brutal monster. He’s the accuser, judge and jury of his own case.
Only those who have had the unfortunate opportunity of coming across him would really understand what I’m saying.
From a Nigeria lawyer now based in USA.
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