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 commonly known as Hushpuppi, and 4 others.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that government’s approval was revealed by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) when he filed an application before the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja for Kyari’s extradition.
According to the AGF, the application followed a request by the Diplomatic Representative of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja.
Malami expressed satisfaction that the offence in respect of which Kyari’s surrender is not political nor trivial.
It would be recalled that in April 2021, a jury filed an indictment against Kyari with the approval of the U.S. District Court and demanded Kyari stand trial for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft.
Consequently, the US Embassy requested for Kyari’s extradition.
The article was originally published on Politics Nigeria.
