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Abba Kyari: Police Provides Update On Status Of Investigation

18Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, Crime, News, Nigeria, Security

Abba Kyari: Police Provides Update On Status Of Investigation

The Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday, dismissed reports that the investigation panel on DCP Abba Kyari has submitted its report. Recall that speculations and reports had it that the investigation panel on Abba Kyari had submitted its report to the Inspector General of Police. Reacting on Tuesday, DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer in a statement, dismissed the speculations, including that of online reports. See Also: IGP Queries Abba Kyari, As Malami Considers Extradition Request According to the statement, “The Nigeria Police Force wishes to inform the general public that the probe into the alleged indictment of DCP Abba Kyari by the FBI, being conducted by the NPF Special Investigation Panel (SIP), is still ongoing.” The Force PRO told members of the public that...

Implication Of Abba Kyari’s Probe On Buhari Administration – Former US Ambassador, Campbell

8Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Crime, News, Nigeria

Implication Of Abba Kyari’s Probe On Buhari Administration – Former US Ambassador, Campbell

John Campbell, a former United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, has said the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s probe of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and the ongoing probe by the Nigeria Police Force indicated some hope of police reforms under the Muhammadu Buhari's administration. Campbell, who is now the Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow For Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington D.C., wrote his reaction to the FBI’s probe of Kyari in relation to the police officer’s cozy relationship with serial internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi. The former ambassador to Nigeria between 2004 and 2007, stated in an article published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), that the probe of Kyari also showed a “hopeful ...

Suspended Super Cop, Kyari Changes Facebook Statement, Edits Out ‘Assisting Hushpuppi Get N300,000 Clothes’

4Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

Suspended Super Cop, Kyari Changes Facebook Statement, Edits Out ‘Assisting Hushpuppi Get N300,000 Clothes’

Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and replaced head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari, has edited the statement he posted on his Facebook page in which he affirmed to have only assisted self-confessed fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, alias Hushpuppi to get native clothes and caps worth N300,000. Hushpuppi, who pleaded guilty to various charges, including money laundering, wire fraud, and felony, had said he used Kyari, the suspended leader of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team, to jail a fellow fraudster Kelly Chibuzo Vincent after both were locked in a dispute presumably over how to share $1.1 million loot received from a Qatari businessperson. Vincent subsequently contacted the victim and informed them that they were being sc...

3Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, Crime, News, Nigeria, Security

Disu Takes Over From Kyari at IRT

Inspector General of Police (IG) Alkali Baba Usman has appointed Mr. Tunji Disu, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), as the new head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT). Disu’s posting, the IG said, is on the heels of management’s decision to fill the leadership gap within the IRT and refocus the Unit for better service delivery. The appointment followed the suspension of Mr. Abba Kyari, (also a DCP) on the orders of the Police Service Commission (PSC). Kyari, who was until Saturday, the IRT head, was asked to step aside to pave the way for a probe into his alleged role in the internet fraud perpetrated by Rahman Abba (a.ka. Hushpuppi). In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, Force Police Public Relations Officer (FPPRO), Frank Mba, a Commissioner of Police, sai...

IGP Recommends Abba Kyari For ‘Immediate’ Suspension

1Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

IGP Recommends Abba Kyari For ‘Immediate’ Suspension

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has recommended the “immediate suspension” of the Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, from the Nigeria Police Force. The recommendation states that DCP Kyari’s suspension will be on pending the outcome of an ongoing internal investigations into his indictment for alleged involvement in a $1.1m internet fraud by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The IGP, in a letter to the Police Service Commission dated July 31, 2021, noted that the recommendation for the suspension of the officer was in line with the internal disciplinary processes of the Force. A Special Investigation Panel comprising four senior police officers, headed by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigatio...

Saraki Released After EFCC Interrogation – Spokesperson

1Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

Saraki Released After EFCC Interrogation – Spokesperson

The spokesperson for former Senate President Bukola Saraki, has said his principal was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to clarify some issues, noting that he was not detained but had returned to his family. Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in reaction to reports that his boss was arrested. A social media aide to Saraki, Bamikole Omisore, had earlier denied that Saraki was in EFCC custody, claiming that the former Senate President was attending a wedding. In a subsequent statement, however, Saraki’s media office explained that indeed the former Senate President had gone to the EFCC office in Abuja but was only to clarify issues. The statement read in part, “The Media Office of Dr. Abubakar Bu...

Hushpuppi: Why Kyari May Not Be Extradited To US – Police

1Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Hushpuppi: Why Kyari May Not Be Extradited To US – Police

Embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police and Commander, IGP Intelligence Response and Monitoring Team, Abba Kyari, is prepared to oppose his extradition to the United States for criminal prosecution. Reports say that the quest to extradite Kyari to the US to face trial for alleged involvement in a $1.1m Internet fraud would be fought hard at the courts. Already, the DCP has been advised to constitute a strong legal team to challenge and, possibly, frustrate the extradition request of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in court. An FBI criminal complaint lodged at the United States District Court in California had listed Ramoni Abass, alias Hushpuppi, and Kyari among six suspects indicted in a $1.1m international fraud conspiracy. The other suspects include AbdulRahman Juma (Ab...

Hushpuppi: PDP Demands Immediate Forensic Probe of Super Cop, Kyari

30Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

Hushpuppi: PDP Demands Immediate Forensic Probe of Super Cop, Kyari

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has demanded a forensic investigation of the FBI allegations against the Commander, IGP Intelligence Response Monitoring Team, DCP Abba Kyari. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, titled ‘Abba Kyari: PDP Demands Full Investigation.’ The statement partly read in part, “Our party demands that the APC administration should not sweep this matter under the carpet given the manifest rapport between Kyari and some top APC leaders. We urge President Buhari not to ‘ease out’ this case of corruption but should immediately restore the integrity and image of our nation by allowing for a forensic investigation on the suspect.” However, refuting the claims by Hushpuppi, Kyari on Thursday t...

Hushpuppi: Nigeria Police Reacts To FBI’s Fraud Allegations Against Kyari, Orders Probe

30Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Crime, News, Nigeria

Hushpuppi: Nigeria Police Reacts To FBI’s Fraud Allegations Against Kyari, Orders Probe

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has issued a directive for the immediate probe of the Commander, IGP Intelligence Response Monitoring Team, DCP Abba Kyari, who has been declared a person of interest by a United States Court for his alleged rapport to international fraudster, Ramon Abbas, alias Hushpuppi. Kyari, who is popularly known as ‘super cop,’ had received rapid promotions and a commendation from the National Assembly for his exploits in combating crime. His arrest of several notorious criminals, including alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudi Onuamadike, commonly known as Evans, among other notable arrests, shot him to the limelight. On Wednesday, however, an unsealed 69-page court document showed that he had been under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigat...

Hushpuppi Recounts How He Paid Bribes To Police Chief, Abba Kyari In $1.1million Deal

29Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

Hushpuppi Recounts How He Paid Bribes To Police Chief, Abba Kyari In $1.1million Deal

A suspected fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, who pleaded guilty in the United States, has narrated how he bribed Nigeria’s celebrated Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, according to court documents. According to the US Department of Justice, a criminal complaint initiated the prosecution of Hushpuppi in February as court documents ordered unsealed showed that Abbas, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, pleaded guilty on April 20. A version of Abbas’ plea agreement filed late Tuesday outlines his role in the school-finance scheme, as well as several other cyber and business email compromise schemes that cumulatively caused more than $24million in losses. Officials said in court filings that Abbas disclosed during interrogation that he paid bribes t...