BY USMAN MOHAMMED, FEBRUARY 15, 2022 | 04:55 PM
Usman Alkali-Baba, Nigerian Inspector General of Police has ordered the closure of all satellite units of the Intelligence Response Team and Special Tactical Squad across the country.
Nigerian Police Force announced the order on Tuesday.
It is not clear from the announcement as to why the order had to be given, but YERWA EXPRESS NEWS understands that it may not be unconnected with the recent allegations of one of its former chairmen’s involvement in a drug deal.
The order came shortly after the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA accused DCP Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commission of police of using the personnel of IRT, which he led before, to engage in illegal business.
YERWA EXPRESS NEWS has reported how Mr. Kyari was reported to have been arrested by the NDLEA over alleged offenses relating to illegal drug pushing.
Mr. Kyari was confirmed to be in the custody of NDLEA for investigation.
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