Abba Kyari To Know Extradition Fate On August 29

Federal high court in Abuja has fixed August 29 to deliver judgment in the extradition suit against Abba Kyari, the suspended Deputy Commissioner Of Police (DCP).

Gatekeepers News reports that the suit which was filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) followed the indictment of Kyari by the United States over an alleged conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft.

On April 29, 2021, a grand jury filed an indictment against him with the approval of the US district court for the Central District of California, after which a warrant was issued for his arrest.

In July 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) indicted Kyari in a $1.1 million fraud involving Hushpuppi, the self-confessed international fraudster.

Meanwhile, Kyari denied the allegation, claiming that his “hands are clean”.

In August 2021, Usman Baba, the Inspector-General of Police, received the report of a panel set up to probe the allegation against the officer.

The report was thereafter sent to the AGF who then filed an extradition application against Kyari on March 2.

The suspended police officer is also standing trial before a federal high court over allegations of drug trafficking.

Justice Inyang Ekwo on Friday, fixed the August 29 after counsel for the parties in the suit adopted their processes, and presented their arguments in the matter.