Abba Kyari Vs Huspuppi: IGP Orders Internal Investigation

Earlier on Thursday, a United States court has called for the arrest of Deputy Commissioner of Police in Nigeria, Abba Kyari.

Otis Wright of the United States District Court for the Central District of California directed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation to track down Kyari and bring him in the United States over his role in a multi-million dollar fraud done by Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi.

The United States Department of Justice had stated that ongoing investigations indicated that Hushpuppi allegedly bribed Kyari to arrest one Kelly Chibuzo Vincent, one of his colleagues in Nigeria.Mr Abbas, who is facing prosecution in the U.S.A mentioned Mr Kyari as one of the beneficiaries of the $1.1 million loot received from a Qatari businessman whose name remains undisclosed.

Abba Kyari, has denied receiving bribe from popular Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Hushpuppi, who has pleaded guilty to allegations of fraud running into millions of dollars

In a statement on his Facebook page on Thursday, the star of the Nigeria police said his hands are clean.
He stated that nobody asked for money from Hushpuppi as the focus of the police was to save people’s lives that were purportedly threatened, explaining further that Hushpuppi, who was based in Dubai at that time, had informed the police that somebody in Nigeria was threatening to kill his family.He also sent the suspect’s phone number, urging the police to act swiftly to save his family.He however disclosed that the suspect was allowed to go after investigation indicated that they were long time friends but they had disagreements over money.

Kyari denied that he never asked for a dime from Hushuppi, saying the only time they had discussions concern money was when the fraudster asked to know who sews his native clothes and caps, adding that after linking both party, Hushpuppi paid N300,000 for five sets of attires.

Kyari narrated that the clothes and caps were delivered to his office after which someone collected them for the alleged fraudster. He urged anyone interested in further pursuing the matter to contact Vincent for confirmation.

The statement partly read: “For those who are celebrating that this is an indictment on us and mentioning some fictitious big money, They will be disappointed once again as our hands are clean and our record of service for two decades is open for everybody to see. They will continue seeing us serving our fatherland and we will continue responding to ALL distress calls from ALL Nigerians provided they are life threatening.

“For good Nigerians who appreciate our service, please don’t worry as our hands are clean and they should please not respond to those celebrating and creating many false narratives without any evidence. We are used to such types of people and false newsmakers and distributors.”