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Court Dismisses Federal Government’s Application To Extradite Abba Kyari To U
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the Federal Government, seeking the extradition of a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, to the United States.
The trial Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo while delivering his judgment on Monday said the dismissal was due to a pending court case filed by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The Federal Government had sought Kyari’s extradition to the U.S. to answer a case over his alleged link with Ramon Abass, well known as Hushpuppi, in a $1.1m fraud committed against a Qatari businessman.
In February 2021, the US District Court for the Central District of California ordered the FBI to arrest Kyari, who denied the allegations in a Facebook post he later deleted.
Abba Kyari was the formerly head of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).