Tag: Abba Kyari

FG agrees to extradite suspended ‘Super Cop’ Abba Kyari to the US to face trial

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government, on Thursday, approved the request by the United States of America (USA), for suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, to be extradited over the $1.1million wire fraud perpetrated by Abass Ramon, popularly known as Hushpuppi, and 4 others. The approval was made known by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who on Wednesday, filed an application before the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja for Kyari’s extradition. The request is “for the surrender of Abba Kyari,…

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DCP Abba Kyari, 4 other officers arrested over alleged link to drug cartel

Aminu Imam

…Handed over to NDLEA The Nigeria Police Force yesterday arrested the embattled and suspended former head of the Inspector General of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), DCP Abba Kyari and four other police officers for their involvement in an alleged case of criminal conspiracy, discreditable, unethical, and unprofessional conduct, official corruption and tampering with exhibits in a case of illicit drug trafficking involving a perpetual transnational drug cartel. The super cop’s arrest comes hours after National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) declared him wanted over alleged drug links. Sources…

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Just In! NDLEA declares Abba Kyari wanted over alleged link to drug cartel

Aminu Imam

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, wanted. NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi declared Kyari wanted for alleged links to with an international drug cartel. Babafemi disclosed this during a press conference held in its headquarters on Monday. Kyari was suspended over his alleged involvement with international fraudster, Ramon Abass, a.k.a Hushpuppi. The former Intelligence Response Team boss was alleged to have benefitted from a heist carried out by Hushpuppi and his gang in Dubai. More to follow…

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Abba Kyari: “You’ll hear from us” – Gunmen threaten Obi Cubana

Aminu Imam

A heavily armed group, which identified itself as ‘Angry Vipers’, has threatened to attack Anambra-born businessman, Obi Cubana. They issued the threat in a viral video on Thursday in which it also gave the South-East Governors a twenty-one days ultimatum to ensure the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB). They accused Obi Cubana, who was recently arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), and detained for over 48 hours, of dining with Fulanis such as Abba Kyari, the Nigerian celebrated police officer.…

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Hushpuppi: ‘Kyari not recalled by IGP Usman Baba’ – Frank Mba

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Police Force has debunked reports that suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, (DCP) Abba Kyari, has been recalled to resume work. The Spokesperson for the Nigerian Police, Commissioner Frank Mba, dismissed the report, asking, “How can the Police recall an officer suspended by the Police Service Commission?”. Recall that Kyari, who was formerly the Officer-in-Charge, SARS and Commander of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IGP-IRT), had been under investigation after being indicted in a scam case involving Abbas Ramon, otherwise known as Hushpuppi. The United States Federal…

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Hushpuppi: ‘Trial of Abba Kyari’s co-defendants to last 6 days in U.S.’ – FBI

Aminu Imam

…DCP, 2 other co-defendants ‘remain at large’ The trial of three defendants in the Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abass-coordinated $1.1 million fraud case will last for approximately six days, according to court documents. Six persons, including a top officer in the Nigeria Police, DCP Abba Kyari, were indicted for various roles in the scheme spearheaded by the former Nigerian Instagram celebrity widely known as Hushpuppi. Three of the defendants – Rukayat Fashola (aka Morayo), Bolatito Agbabiaka (a.k.a Bolamide), and Yusuf Anifowoshe (a.k.a AJ and Alvin Johnson) – arrested in the United States…

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Abba Kyari: IGP gets Panel’s report

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Special Investigation Panel on the alleged indictment of Abba Kyari, Deputy Commissioner of Police, has submitted its report to the Inspector General of Police Usman Baba Alkali. The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had indicted Kyari in a bribery allegation. The FBI alleged that Kyari was paid a bribe by a serial internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, to arrest one of his (Hushpuppi’s) friends in a 1.1 million-dollar deal. Kyari was on July…

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FBI reveals amount Hushpuppi paid Abba Kyari to detain Chibuzo in fresh revelation

Aminu Imam

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI), has alleged that money laundering suspect, Abass Ramon, aka Hushpuppi, paid N8m or $20,600 to the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, to arrest and detain a “co-conspirator,” Chibuzo Kelly Vincent. A document issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of California and dated February 12, 2021, alleged that Hushpuppi contracted the services of Kyari after Chibuzo allegedly threatened to expose an alleged $1.1m fraud committed against a Qatari businessman. “Kyari provided the account information for a bank account…

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Hushpuppi: Police Service Commission kicks out Abba Kyari over alleged fraud scandal, FBI indictment

Aminu Imam

…As Arewa youths blow hot, take swipe at US Court The Police Service Commission, (PSC), has temporarily kicked out the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), and Head, Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, Abba Kyari, over his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI), for alleged involvement in a $1.1m internet fraud. This came a few hours after the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Usman Baba, recommended the “immediate suspension” of Kyari, from the Nigeria Police Force. The statement, titled: ‘FBI indictment: PSC suspends DCP Abba Kyari, directs…

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Hushpuppi: Police Service Commission suspends Abba Kyari over alleged fraud scandal, FBI indictment

Aminu Imam

The Police Service Commission, (PSC), has suspended a Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head, Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, Abba Kyari, over his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI), for alleged involvement in a $1.1m internet fraud. This came a few hours after the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Usman Baba, recommended the “immediate suspension” of Kyari, from the Nigeria Police Force. Kyari, who is popularly known as ‘super cop,’ had been under fire since the FBI, last Wednesday, unsealed a 69-page court document showing that…

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