Alleged Bribery: IGP Orders Review Of Hushpuppi’s Allegations Against Abba Kyari

• The DCP was fingered in a bribery scandal involving the involving Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi
• Kyari, in a Facebook post on Thursday, denied the allegations.

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered an “internal review of the allegations” against a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, by a United States Court.

Force spokesman, Frank Mba made this known in a statement on Thursday.

Earlier, the United States District Court for the Central District of California said alleged international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi used Kyari to arrest and jail a co-conspirator, Chibuzo Vincent.

According to a statement from the court, the arrest was made after Vincent threatened to expose a $1m fraud committed against a Qatari businessman.

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Reaffirming the Force’s commitment to the pursuit of justice and the strengthening of its professional relationship with the FBI and other international partners, the IGP said further developments on the case will be communicated to members of the public accordingly.

While refuting on Thursday, Kyari said Vincent had been arrested only because Hushpuppi claimed that he (Vincent) had seriously threatened to attack his family in Nigeria.

He said Vincent was eventually released on bail after no actual threats were discovered.

“Nobody demanded a kobo from Abbas Hushpuppi,” Kyari said.

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