Abba Kyari’s wife slumps in court

Wife of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, fainted at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.

She slumped shortly after Justice Emeka Nwite deferred ruling on applications that DCP Kyari and six other persons facing drug trafficking charge with him, filed to be released on bail pending the determination of the case against them.

The middle aged woman, who wore a black Hijab, fell on the floor while  operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were leading Kyari and the others away from the court premises.

Though she appeared lifeless on the floor, she was quickly carried up and rushed inside one of the offices on the third floor of the court by some officials of the NDLEA and lawyers.

As at 11.07am when the incident happened, efforts were on to secure an inhaler for her, even as one of the women that accompanied her to the court, hinted that she was asthmatic.

The NDLEA had on Monday, urged the court to deny Kyari and all the other defendants bail.

It told the court that Kyari, who hitherto headed the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) would excape from the country and make himself unavailable for trial, should he be released from custody.