According to reports, the anti-narcotics agency has applied to a Federal High Court in Abuja for permission to detain Abba Kyari and other suspects for longer than the 48-hour period allowed by Nigerian law.

According to an NDLEA source, the embattled super cop’s revelations would have to be investigated, which would cause his release to be delayed.

“Kyari has made some revelations which will lead to more investigations. Also, the NDLEA is doing a forensic analysis of some of the cocaine recovered by Kyari since he claimed in a video that he replaced cocaine with a dummy one,” the source told The PUNCH.

“So, the agency has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja notifying the court of our intention to interrogate him further and verify some of his claims.”

It was also gathered that the NDLEA has already begun a forensic analysis of the cocaine seized by Kyari.

Abba Kyari might be sentenced to life in prison for drug trafficking.

Meanwhile, if proven guilty of the claims leveled against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Abba Kyari may face life in jail.

Recall that the Nigeria Police Force arrested Kyari and handed him over to the agency over links with drug trafficking.

NDLEA had claimed that Kyari was caught on camera handing over $61,400 in cash to compromise its operative.

For the claims leveled against the former head of the IGP Intelligence Response Team, the NDLEA Act stipulates sentences ranging from prison time to life imprisonment and property confiscation.

The NDLEA recommends a period of not less than 15 years and not more than 25 years, according to Section 20, Part II, Sub-section 14.