DCP Abba kyari celebrates 20 years in service with several accolades
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By Folake Sokoya
One of Nigeria’s most accomplished crime detective and gallant police officer with numerous national and international accolades ,DSP Abba Jyari recently celebrated his 20 years in service to his mothetland . .
Born into the family of late Alhaji Baba Kyari and Hajiya Yachilla Baba Kyari on the 17th of March, 1975 at Gombe General Hospital in Gombe town, Gombe State, his father left Maiduguri, Borno State to Gombe Teachers College to earn his Grade II Teachers Certificate, he is a native of Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, North East Nigeria.
He had his early education at Government Primary School and Government Secondary School Maiduguri Borno State; thereafter he proceeded to the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, where he bagged a Bachelors of Science Degree in Geography in 1997. He performed his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Akwa-Ibom State in the year 1998.
He was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on the 1st of May, 2000 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), and he trained at the Police Academy Wudil, Kano State.
The young Abba Kyari was posted to Adamawa State Police Command in 2002 after graduating from the Nigeria Police Academy and was immediately posted to Song Police Division, where he did his one year mandatory attachment, he was later deployed as the Divisional Crime Officer (D.C.O) Numan, Adamawa State, he later served as Unit Commander 14 PMF Yola, 2 i/c SARS Lagos and O/C SARS Ikeja, Lagos between 2010-2015,
Amongst his many achievements were multiple awards like – The IGP Commendation Medal for courage award from year 2012 – 2014
-Africa’s Best Detective Of the Year 2018.
-The best Police officer of the Decade Award
-CRAN Star Award from 2011 – 2019.
-Presidential medal for courage from President Mohammadu Buhari on 1/4/2016.
-Lagos State Governor’s award for Gallantry, Leadership and Service excellence from 2011 – 2013.
He also accomplished some outstanding arrests like:
– Arrest of suspect responsible for the murder of Lieutenant Abubakar Yahaya Yusuf a serving Naval Officer and his girlfriend Miss. Lorraine Onye in Rivers State, Under Prosecution
-Arrest of deadly kidnappers responsible for the kidnap of two South African Citizens in Kaduna State, Under Prosecution
-Arrest of the Terrorist responsible for the bombing of Kuje and Nyanya towns of Abuja and recovery of primed bombs in the FCT, Under Prosecution.
-Arrest of deadly kidnappers responsible for the kidnap of two Americans and two Canadians in Kaduna State, Under Prosecution
-Arrest Of a Notorious Criminal who threaten to Kill the Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar and his Family. Under Prosecution
– Arrest of the Kidnappers of Former Chairman of Ejigbo LGA in Lagos State, under Prosecution
-Arrest of Killers of Oyo State member of House of Assembly in Oyo State, under Prosecution
-Arrest of the kidnappers and Killers of Reverend father Adeyi in Otukpo Benue State, Sentenced to Death by Benue State High Court.
-Arrest of Kidnappers of Alhaji Salami and many other victims in Abuja, under Prosecution
-Arrest Of 5 Kidnappers Of Channel Television Staff In Abuja. Under investigation.
-Arrest of the kidnappers of two (2) ABTI American University of Nigeria Female Students in Abuja, under Prosecution
-Arrest Of Kelvin Uzor and his Gang Responsible for KIDNAPPING and Gruesome Ritual killings/Dismembering of two 7yr old Identical Twins in Delta State. Under investigation
-Arrest Of a Very Deadly Kidnapper Abubakar Usman aka Small Peppe 32yrs and his Gang Terrorizing Delta and EDO States. He was on the most wanted list for more than 5yrs. Several Rifles, Ammunition and Charms Recovered. Under Investigation.
Abba Kyari is currently the Commander, The Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and a member of International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)