Abba Kyari A Supercop Gone Rogue – OpEd – Eurasia Review

Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari was the poster boy of the Nigerian Police. Many regarded him as a supercop due to his many exploits in crime-fighting. He was the epitome of efficiency and effectiveness. He loomed large in the public consciousness as a result of his exploits in crime-fighting and crime-bursting.  It was as though he was born to fight crime. No matter the complexity of the case, once Kyari was drafted to handle any such case, he would within a short time crack it and bring the culprits to heel. He had resolved many crime cases ranging from kidnapping to armed robbery that had defied the routine police investigations. He was a super cop who had the Midas touch. Little wonder the House of Representatives awarded him a special honour in recognition of his crime-busting exploits.

As a result of his daring exploits in crime-fighting, he had gained rapid promotion and was named head of the Intelligence Response Team, which is directly responsible to the Inspector General of Police. Even as head of the IRS, there had been whispering campaigns against his methods and there were several allegations leveled against him bordering on high-handedness, corruption, and cold-blooded murder. His admirers would not be bothered with all this, regarding it as part of the outcome expected in the line of duty. In general, all this was swept under the carpet because of his larger-than-life image as a crime fighter. Many ascribed all this grave allegations against…