The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday declined comments on whether it had launched an investigation into a bribery allegation levelled against a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, by Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi.
The police have also refused to speak on the matter.
The EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwajuren, told PREMIUM TIMES that the anti-graft agency does not answer questions on whether it will investigate the case.
“We don’t answer that kind of question. Have you ever seen EFCC telling people what they want to do?” Mr Uwajuren told this newspaper.
Attempts to speak with the police spokesperson, Frank Mba, were also unsuccessful as he did not answer calls to his mobile phone on Thursday and did not reply to a text message sent to him on the topic.
Mr Abbas, who is facing prosecution in the United States of America (USA), mentioned Mr Kyari as one of the beneficiaries of the $1.1 million loot received from a Qatari businessman whose name was not disclosed.
Mr Kyari has since denied the allegation.
The popular ‘fraudster’, in a document obtained by PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, pleaded guilty to the multi-million-dollar fraud charges filed by the U.S. government against him, implicating some of his associates.
Mr Kyari admitted to have arrested Kelly Vincent, one of Mr Abbas’ ‘fraud’ associates at the request of the latter.
