FBI Vs Hushpuppi: FG Told To Extradite Abba Kyari To US After NDLEA Arrest
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has requested the Federal Government of Nigeria to enable DCP Abba Kyari, the suspended head of the IRT, to be extradited to the United States to face the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) claims in the hushpuppi affair.
Ramon Abbas, a.k.a. Hushpuppi, is being investigated by the FBI on allegations of Business Email Compromise (BEC) and money laundering.
The FBI requested that Nigeria send up Kyari in August 2021.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested Kyari and others on Monday for alleged ties to an international narcotics syndicate.
The Police Service Commission (PSC) suspended the policemen charged with links to an international narcotics syndicate on Thursday.
“DCP Abba Kyari, who was under suspension previous to this allegation, shall stay on suspension,” the PSC wrote.
The statements Kyari made to undercover officers probing the cocaine seizure were previously published by the anti-narcotics agency.
Ohanaeze, in a statement given to DAILY POST on Sunday by its Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, reacted to the situation by advising the FG not to allow Kyari to remain in Nigeria following his recent arrest by the NDLEA.
The statement read, “Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has warned that the suspended head of IRT, DCP Abba Kyari should never be allowed to remain in Nigeria with his recent arrest by NDLEA, with overwhelming evidence of complicity in drugs-related cases.
“Rather than keeping him here in Nigeria, he should be extradited to the United States to face the allegations from FBI over the hushpuppi scandal and criminal activities.
“DCP Abba Kyari should be allowed to face his crimes in the United States. This will serve as a deterrent to others; this will bolster the fight against corruption.
“The activities of suspended DCP Abba Kyari in Imo State and the Southeast was dubious and controversial based on the fact that those who were allegedly killed by Abba Kyari, should have been allowed to face the consequences of their actions in any competent court of jurisdiction.
“The overflow of corpses of Igbo youths at the FMC Owerri and other places in the South-East was the alleged handiwork of IRT team, led by Kyari; no wonder that nemesis caught up with Abba Kyari so quickly. His appetite for the looting of his suspect’s belongings and cash is second to none; that’s why he was obsessed with covetousness and greed to the point of being unaware of the video recording that was used by the NDLEA against him.”
“There is no evidence that IPOB was after Abba Kyari. Nemesis is hunting Kyari. Nigerians want a thorough investigation of the alleged criminal indictment of Abba Kyari and subsequent extradition to the United States.”
