The Movement for the Emancipation of Nigeria (MEN) has called on the Federal Government to immediately discontinue the case against Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari and secure his unconditional release, describing his continued detention as unjust and inconsistent with recent presidential pardons granted to convicted criminals.
In a strongly worded statement signed by its Comrade General, Solomon Dalung, MEN expressed deep concern over what it termed the “selective application of justice,” arguing that several individuals convicted of serious crimes, such as drug trafficking, fraud, kidnapping, and banditry, had been recently pardoned by the government, while Kyari, who was instrumental in apprehending many of them, remains in detention.
According to the group, this development amounts to “a grave injustice and a mockery of fairness,” adding that it sends a wrong signal about the state’s moral compass. MEN stated that if convicted criminals have been deemed worthy of pardon, there is no justification for the continued prosecution of an officer whose only fault was his patriotic commitment to the fight against crime.
“The recent wave of presidential amnesties has effectively eroded the moral and legal basis for Kyari’s continued detention,” the statement read.
“His prosecution under such circumstances represents a double standard that undermines the integrity of Nigeria’s justice system.
This is an institutional betrayal against a man who risked his life for national security.”
MEN further appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Attorney-General of the Federation to intervene in the matter and ensure the immediate discontinuation of all charges against DCP Abba Kyari in the spirit of fairness, national healing, and reconciliation.
The group warned that failure to act would set a dangerous precedent and discourage other patriotic officers from taking bold steps in the fight against crime, knowing that their sacrifices could later be repaid with persecution rather than honor.
