FG Set to Extradite Abba Kyari to US for Trial.
As gathered by Legit, the federal high court in Abuja was intimated by the office of the AGF that in receipt of an extradition request build a diplomatic channel for the extradition of the Respondent fugitive wanted to stand trial in the USA. It says “that the AGF is satisfied that there is no bar to the extradition application,” it said. Meanwhile, Justice Inyang Ekwo has adjourned the matter till today to enable FG’s lawyer, Mr. Pius Akutah, respond to Kyari’s preliminary objection against his planned extradition.
The court said it would take both the objection and the substantive suit together. Meanwhile, Abba Kyari has given his account of what led to his arrest by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Responding to the allegations, Kyari in a counter-affidavit says his offenses were not extraditable offenses. The embattled cop who is currently in detention for drug-related offenses, said the extradition claim was an attempt to punish him as it is politically driven.
Kyari further told the court that he had already commenced an intense investigation of Hushpuppi before he was framed up and arrested.
He reiterated that his arrest was “directed to undermine the crackdown on various crime gangs by the respondent in Nigeria and internationally.”
The NDLEA had said the suspended deputy commissioner of police was involved in drug dealings and tried to bribe one of its officials.
Kyari, however, said he was framed for demanding a reward for an informant who helped in the arrest of a suspected drug dealer.
