FG APPROVES US’ REQUEST FOR DCP ABBA KYARI’S EXTRADITION

The federal government has approved the process for the extradition of Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), to the United States. In July 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) indicted Kyari in a $1.1 million fraud involving Hushpuppi, self-confessed international fraudster. The suspended police officer denied the allegation, claiming that his “hands are clean”. In August 2021, Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, received the report of a panel set up to probe the allegation against Kyari. The report was thereafter sent to Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the…

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