Anthony Iwuoma
Suspended former head of the IRT, DCP Abba Kyari, is to be demoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police, following recommendation of the Nigeria Police Force Disciplinary Committee over his involvement with international fraudster and social media influencer, Hushpuppi.
Kyari, who is being charged detained for his alleged link with drug trafficking..
The committee was constituted to investigate the cop’s indictment by an affidavit of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, seeking his extradition to the US to face trial.
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At the end of its investigation, the Committee established that Kyari actually fraternised with fraudsters and also violated the social media policies of the Nigeria Police Force by responding to the FBI’s indictment on his Facebook page without recourse to laid down procedures.
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, had observed that there exists a prima facie against Kyari.
“That there exists a prima facie case of conspiracy, collaboration, receipt, conversion, transfer and/or retention of proceeds of unlawful activities contrary to the provision of Section 15, 17 & 18 of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2004 and Section 17 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Est) Act, Cap EI Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 against DCP Abba Kyari and other suspects in view of the overwhelming evidence showing the nature of his disguised financial transactions and activities Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi) and others,” Malami had said.
