The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, on Wednesday, said he was not aware of any request for the extradition of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari.
Recently, there were media reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had sought the extradition of Kyari over his alleged ties to an international fraudster, Abass Ramon, aka Hushpuppi, who is facing trials in the United States.
The police boss disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House journalists at the ministerial briefing, organised by the Presidential Communication Team, at the State House, Abuja.
The IGP said he was not in any way aware of any formal extradition request apart from what he read on the social media.
Baba said his office had received the legal advice from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation.
“We are working on what to do next in terms of asking the officer to account for what we have gathered in the investigation and what we will do next,” he said.
“But as for the extradition order, I have not received any, I’ve not heard of any. I’ve not heard about it formally but I have read on
social media that there was an extradition request. I’ve not seen it, I’ve not heard it formally. That is one.
“Two, when this issue of Kyari started, we took our own action by constituting a panel to look at the allegation that was made against the senior officer.
“The allegation was based on receiving gratification and also fraternizing with Hushpuppi and his group and even receiving some instructions and so forth.
“We looked into all these allegations by a committee that was set up chaired by a DIG, we submitted our report to the SGF for vetting and advice on the finding we have gotten from the investigation.”
