The Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari, who is currently in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for an illicit drug deal, may likely be extradited to the United States.
It was learned that the Federal Government had concluded plans with the US Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) to hand over the deputy commissioner of police, who is wanted for alleged links to suspected celebrity internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, for a $1.1 million loot.
It was gathered that the police authorities delayed action on Kyari for four days until the Presidency directed Inspector-General Baba Usman to release him to the NDLEA.
Shortly before he was released to the anti-drug agency alongside four other police officers indicted for the same crime, the NDLEA had declared Kyari wanted after announcing his involvement with drugs and releasing a video of his attempt to bribe operatives to the public.
Sources said President Muhammadu Buhari received a report on Abba Kyari from the Chairman of the NDLEA, Gen. Buba Marwa.
The other suspects taken into custody are Sunday Ubuah, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP); Bawa James, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP); Inspector Simon Agrigba and Inspector John Nuhu.
According to a top source in the presidency, the Federal Government was already finalizing the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the U.S. on Kyari’s extradition.
The source told the reporters;
“The Federal Government has made up its mind to extradite Kyari when the NDLEA is done with him. There is already an ongoing talk between Nigeria and the United States.
“Already, the US has forwarded indictment documents and some evidence to the Federal Government. It claimed that there is a prima facie case against Kyari. The arrest of the top police cop has confirmed the suspicion of the USA.
“The final stage is the invocation of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) and Kyari will be extradited to the United States for interrogation and trial,”.
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