Hushpuppi: Nigeria, US
discussing possible extradition of kyari, says Malami
By Prince Perez published Tuesday, Feb. 8, 202
The
Attorney of the General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami
(SAN), has said the United States Government and the Nigerian Government are discussing
the possible extradition of the suspended Head of the Intelligence Response
Team, DCP Abba Kyari, for his alleged role in a $1m scam allegedly perpetrated
by an international Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi and five
others.
The
AGF also said reasonable grounds for suspicion had been established against
Kyari.
Malami
spoke on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’
programme.
The
Nigeria Police Force had probed Kyari and transmitted its findings to Malami for
“legal opinion”.
Speaking
about the issue, Malami said, “It is an issue that has international and
national dimensions. Actions have been taken, it is a work in process locally
and internationally and we are doing whatever it takes to ensure justice is done
within the context of the law regardless of the Personalities that are
involved.
“When
criminality is involved, Nigeria and the US naturally work together when they
are elements of the offences that have taken place in the diverse
jurisdictions. So, Nigeria is doing the needful by way of supporting what
America is doing for the purpose of ensuring that the cases are tried
accordingly within the American context of it. And then, eventually, if there
is a need for local prosecution, nothing stops it.”
Commenting
on the probe of kyari, the AGF said, “There are a lot of issues that are
ongoing including the possibility of consideration for extradition. That is
where the collaboration element of it comes into play.”
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