Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Tuesday, 15 February, 2022

Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Tuesday, February, 15th 2022.

According to The PUNCH, The Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, accused some officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu, of being on the payroll of some international drug barons barely hours after the NDLEA declared the suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, wanted for alleged drug trafficking.

Another blight on the country’s battered image came to the fore yesterday, when high-profile police officer, Abba Kyari, was declared wanted for involvement in drug-related deal by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), The Guardian reports

After serious deliberations that dragged into the early hours of yesterday, the National Executive Council, NEC, of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, said it was embarking on a month strike to press the Federal Government to meet its demands, Vanguard reports

There were strong indications last night that suspended police chief Abba Kyari, taken into National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) custody yesterday, will be extradited to the United States after his probe for an illicit drug deal, according to The Nation.

According to Daily Trust, more senior police operatives and other security agents would be arrested following the detention of DCP Abba Kyari, the suspended commander of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) at the Force Intelligence Bureau of the Nigeria Police Force, over drug-related offences, credible sources said Monday.

Thank you for reading, that all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.