N8 Million Bribe: Court Will Decide Abba Kyari’s Extradition, Says AGF, Malami

The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has
commented on the possible extradition of disgraced police chief,
Abba Kyari, to answer for his role in the wire fraud and money
laundering scheme led by Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas.

Mr Malami made his comments in an interview with VOA on
Thursday.

Stating that due process would be followed in Mr Kyari’s
extradition process, Mr Malami said the decision to extradite Mr
Kyari will be decided by the courts.

“Yes, we have a bilateral agreement between Nigeria and USA on
extraditing anyone who commits any offence in any of the countries,
be it Nigeria or United states but there are guidelines and the
guidelines are when the country writes a letter to the foreign
affairs ministry, and the foreign affairs will send to the minister
of justice…so the court will give permission for the extradition of
any one to go and answer some questions in United states based on
the allegations,” Mr Malami told VOA.

Noting that Nigeria and the U.S. can write each other, if their
citizen commits a crime in either country, for extradition, Mr
Malami said, “I am not saying Abba Kyari will be extradited but the
law will be followed judiciously before taking any action.”

A warrant of arrest has been issued for Mr Kyari, following Otis
Wright of the United States District Court for the Central District
of California ordering the FBI to track down Mr Kyari and produce
him in the United States for his role in a multi-million dollar
fraud perpetrated by Hushpuppi, a notorious Nigerian fraudster.

American intelligence agencies had established a relationship
between Mr Kyari and Hushpuppi noting Mr Kyari’s involvement in a
scheme that defrauded a Qatari businessman of $1.1 Million.

Mr Kyari arrested and detained an accomplice of Hushpuppi for
five weeks to stop him from interfering in the scheme.

The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has
commented on the possible extradition of disgraced police chief,
Abba Kyari, to answer for his role in the wire fraud and money
laundering scheme led by Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas.

Mr Malami made his comments in an interview with VOA on
Thursday.

Stating that due process would be followed in Mr Kyari’s
extradition process, Mr Malami said the decision to extradite Mr
Kyari will be decided by the courts.

“Yes, we have a bilateral agreement between Nigeria and USA on
extraditing anyone who commits any offence in any of the countries,
be it Nigeria or United states but there are guidelines and the
guidelines are when the country writes a letter to the foreign
affairs ministry, and the foreign affairs will send to the minister
of justice…so the court will give permission for the extradition of
any one to go and answer some questions in United states based on
the allegations,” Mr Malami told VOA.

Noting that Nigeria and the U.S. can write each other, if their
citizen commits a crime in either country, for extradition, Mr
Malami said, “I am not saying Abba Kyari will be extradited but the
law will be followed judiciously before taking any action.”

A warrant of arrest has been issued for Mr Kyari, following Otis
Wright of the United States District Court for the Central District
of California ordering the FBI to track down Mr Kyari and produce
him in the United States for his role in a multi-million dollar
fraud perpetrated by Hushpuppi, a notorious Nigerian fraudster.

American intelligence agencies had established a relationship
between Mr Kyari and Hushpuppi noting Mr Kyari’s involvement in a
scheme that defrauded a Qatari businessman of $1.1 Million.

Mr Kyari arrested and detained an accomplice of Hushpuppi for
five weeks to stop him from interfering in the scheme.