FG approves US request to extradite Abba Kyari

The Federal Government on Thursday approved the request by the United States of America for suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, to be extradited.
Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) is wanted in the US over a $1.1million wire fraud perpetrated by Abass Ramon aka Hushpuppi and 4 others.
The Federal Government’s approval was made known by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) when he filed an application before the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja for Kyari’s extradition.
The application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/249/2022 was filed under the Extradition Act.
The AGF said the application followed a request by the Diplomatic Representative of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja.
The request is “for the surrender of Abba Alhaji Kyari, who is a subject in a superseding three counts indictment.”
The AGF said he was satisfied that the offence in respect of which Kyari’s is being requested is not political nor is it trivial