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The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the suspension of Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police, from service over bribery and fraudulent allegations made against him by the FBI. Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Ani said the commission had also directed the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali-Baba, to furnish it with information on development in the matter for necessary further action. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr Kyari, the Head, Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police, has been in…

Nigerian police boss has recommended that Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police, indicted by American authorities for allegedly being in bed with a notorious fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, should be suspended. Inspector-general of Usman Alkali Baba made the recommendation to the Police Service Commission in a July 31 letter. “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has recommended the immediate suspension of DCP Abba Kyari, the Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), from the Service of the Nigeria Police Force, pending the outcome of an ongoing internal investigations…

Foremost National Security Expert and Lawyer, Dr. Ody Ajike has backed the embattled DCP Abba Kyari to come out clean from the allegations of fraud levelled against him by a popular fraudster, Abbas Ramoni, popularly known as Hushpuppi. DCP Abba Kyari, a super cop, widely celebrated for his heroics against criminals and bandits was on Thursday alleged to have benefited from a $1.1 million fraud involving a Qatari School Owner and Abbas Hushpuppi. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, was ordered to immediately arrest and detain DCP Abba Kyari for allegedly benefiting from the proceeds of the fraud. Recall that…

The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari has described people calling for his arrest and detention in the United States, over an alleged bribe he took from internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, as ‘bad belle Nigerians’. Hushpuppi who pleaded guilty to the charges filed against him said he used Kyari to arrest a fellow fraudster Chibuzor Vincent following a dispute presumably over how to share the $1.1 million loot received from a Qatari businessperson. Kyari, however, denied his involvement in the allegation levelled against him by the suspected internet fraudster. He wrote in the post later deleted…

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice sitting in Abuja has given the Nigerian government 30 days to respond to the suit filed by One Love Foundation seeking damages and orders to prevent the government from gagging the media. The suit, filed through human rights lawyer, Samuel Ihensekhien Jnr on behalf of the group's president, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor, also seeks damages and restraining orders against Nigerian government, to prevent it from enforcing Sections 5, 4, 3, 1 of NBC code on all broadcasting stations. The sections relate to reportage and giving details of security issues and persons affected by insurgency…

The Inspector-General of Police has ordered a review of the allegations against Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police. Kyari has been accused of being bribed by suspected billionaire fraudster, Abbas Ramon, also known as Hushpuppi, but he denied the allegation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FIB) had also asked Nigerian authorities to track down Kyari over an allegation that the cop received money from Hushpuppi to help jail his associate. Spokesman of the police, Frank Mba, in a terse statement, made available to newsmen in Abuja, said the Inspector-General of Police, has ordered an internal review of the allegations.…

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has suggested to Assistant Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari to go to the United States of America and defend himself from the bribery accusation made against him by the notorious fraudster, Hushpuppi HURIWA advised the decorated police officer to hasten to United States Court and file a counter affidavit to the accusation of bribery currently hanging on his neck. “The United States of America is an organised Constitutional democracy where the Rule of Law is supreme. So if a crime suspect makes an affidavit accusation under Oath against you, it doesn’t need to…

More facts have emerged in the ongoing trial of Nigeria’s serial Internet fraudster, Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas, and his secret relationship with a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in court documents, Kyari abandoned his duties in Nigeria sometime in 2019 and flew to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to “enjoy a good time” with Hushpuppi, who lived at Palazzo Versace in the Emirati commercial capital. The September 2019 trip was only an episode of a mutually-beneficial cozy affair between Kyari and Abbas that was uncovered by the American authorities as part of their…

A United States' Court has issued a warrant of arrest for Nigeria’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, over his role in serial internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, more commonly Hushpuppi’s multi-million naira fraud probe. Otis Wright of the United States District Court for the Central District of California ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation to track down Kyari and produce him in the United States for his role in a multi-million dollar fraud. Abbas was arrested in Dubai last June and he pleaded guilty to fraud in the U.S. this week. The FBI said Abbas and Kyari have been friends…

Nigeria’s super cop, DCP Abba Kyari has denied collecting money from Hushpuppi to arrest his partner, Kelly Chibuzor Vincent. He however confirmed that the arrest was made on Hushpuppi’s call. In a post on his verified facebook page, Mr Kyari stated that Hushpuppi had called his office in Abuja alleging threat to his life by one Chibuzo Vincent (Hushpuppi’s accomplice) about two years ago. He said they responded to the call and got the suspect arrested but released him after discovering there was no threat to Hushpuppi’s life but a money dispute between him and the suspect. THE WHISPERER had…