An Abuja Federal High Court has rejected an ex-parte application for an order restraining the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from arresting and extraditing the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari.
In a recent ruling, Justice Ahmed Mohammed said he was not inclined to approving the relief sought in the ex-parte motion.
The Incorporated Trustees of Northern Peace Foundation had through its team of lawyers chaired by Dr Olukayode Ajulo argued an ex-parte application before the judge praying that he should the temporary order of injunction against the two defendants pending the hearing and final determination of the substantive suit.
The ex-parte application dated August 9 2021, was accomplished with a 21 paragraph affidavit of urgency.
The plaintiff is, in the substantive suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/854/2021, querying the propriety of the alleged threat to arrest and extradite Kyari in respect of his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States.
It should be recalled that the Police Service Commission (PSC) has since suspended Abba Kyari from office and as head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
His suspension came after the recommendation of Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, as a stop-gap measure while the police investigate Kyari’s relationship with the suspected fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi.
Kyari was indicted by a U.S. court as a conspirator in a $1.1 million fraudulent deal against a Qatari businessman.
Hushpuppi had disclosed he used Abba Kyari to jail a fellow Fraudster, Kelly Chibuzo Vincent after they were both were locked in a dispute over how to share the $1.1 million loot collected from a Qatari businessman.
US court document read that Vincent subsequently contacted the victim and informed them that they were being scammed by a syndicate involving him and Hushpuppi.
This infuriated Hushpuppi, who contacted Kyari to apprehend and jail his rival over the dispute. Abbas said Kyari forwarded pictures of Vincent in jail and later forwarded his bank account number where a wire transfer should be made to Hushpuppi.
In a statement, the US justice department said: “Court documents outline a dispute among members of the conspiracy, which allegedly prompted Vincent to contact the victim and claim that Abbas and Juma were engaged in fraud. After this contact, Abbas allegedly arranged to have Vincent jailed in Nigeria by Abba Alhaji Kyari, 46, of Nigeria.
“According to the affidavit, Kyari is a highly decorated deputy commissioner of the Nigeria Police Force who is alleged to have arranged for Vincent to be arrested and jailed at Abbas’ behest, and then sent Abbas photographs of Vincent after his arrest. Kyari also allegedly sent Abbas bank account details for an account into which Abbas could deposit payment for Vincent’s arrest and imprisonment.”
