Nigeria, March 5 -- The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, of a 23-count charge of alleged non-declaration of assets filed against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice James Omotosho ruled that the anti-narcotics agency failed to provide sufficient evidence to substantiate the allegations against Kyari and his two brothers, who were also accused of filing false affidavits to conceal the origin of certain properties.

According to the judge, the prosecution did not present credible documents linking Kyari to landed properties in Fountain Estate, Kasana, allegedly owned by Ramatu Kyari, or to other...