The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the federal government’s request to extradite suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari to the United States (US).
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Monday, held that the extradition application was an abuse of the court process, on the grounds that Kyari was already standing a criminal trial before a Nigerian court.
The judge said that the extradition request filed by the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, on behalf of the Federal Government lacked merit and is liable to dismissal.
The US authorities had applied to the Nigerian government for Kyari’s extradition about his alleged link with the suspected international fraudster, Ramon Abbas (hushpuppi).
The United States Attorney’s Office for Central District of California, Los Angeles, confirmed last week, that hushpuppi will be sentenced on September 21, 2022.
