A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has fixed March 28 to rule on a bail application of the suspended DCP Abba Kyari and others.
The presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel to the prosecution and defence argued their applications.
The judge had fixed today for the hearing of the bail application, after the defendants took their plea to the eight-count charge filed against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
The allegations bordered on drug trafficking.
Kyari and other police officers in the matter had pleaded not guilty to the counts preferred against them.
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The other members of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) include ACP Sunday J. Ubia, ASP Bawa James, Insp. Simon Agirigba and Insp. John Nuhu.
But Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne, who are 6th and 7th defendants respectively, pleaded guilty to counts five, six and seven preferred against them.
Although their names were also mentioned in counts three and four where allegations bordering on conspiracy were leveled against Kyari and others, they were not ask to take a plea on these two counts.
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Umeibe and Ezenwanne are the two alleged drug traffickers that were arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu.
Meanwhile, there was a mild drama shortly after the judge deferred ruling on bail applications as wife of Abba Kyari, slumped in court premises.
The middle aged woman, who was said to be an asthmatic patient fell on the floor while armed operatives of the NDLEA were leading Kyari and the others away from the court premises.
