Hushpuppi: IGP Recommends Suspension Of DCP Abba Kyari
Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari has been recommended for suspension.
The recommendation, expected to be effected immediately, was made by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba.
The communication detailing the police authority’s action against Abba Kyari was made available today August 1, 2021, by the Force Public Relation Officer, CP Frank Mba.
Mr. Kyari is battling allegations of benefiting from proceeds of crime perpetrated by Instagram celebrity, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, who is in custody in the United State of America.
The super cop, who is the head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), was indicted by U.S. investigators in the case of Multimillion-dollar fraud Ramon Abbas is being prosecuted for.
The statement which indicated the police authority has put in place a 4-man special investigation panel to look into all the allegations against Mr. Kyari reads…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has recommended the immediate suspension of DCP Abba Kyari, the Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), from the Service of the Nigeria Police Force, pending the outcome of ongoing internal investigations touching on him. The IGP, in his letter to the Police Service Commission, dated 31st July 2021, noted that the recommendation for the suspension of the officer, is in line with the internal disciplinary processes of the Force.
The IGP further noted that the suspension is also expected to create an enabling environment for the NPF Special Investigation Panel to carry out its investigations into the weighty allegations against DCP Abba Kyari without interference. The suspension is without prejudice to the constitutional presumption of innocence in favour of the officer.
The Special Investigation Panel (SIP), comprising four (4) Senior Police Officers, is headed by DIG Joseph Egbunike, the Deputy Inspector General of Police in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID). The SIP, inter alia, is to undertake a detailed review of all the allegations against DCP Abba Kyari by the US Government as contained in relevant documents that have been availed the NPF by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The SIP is also to obtain detailed representation of DCP Abba Kyari to all the allegations levelled against him, conduct further investigations as it deems fit, and submit recommendations to guide further actions by the Force Leadership on the matter.
Meanwhile, the IGP has reaffirmed the commitment of the Force to the Rule of Law and assured the public of the sanctity of the probe as well as the absolute respect for the rights and privileges of the officer throughout the period of the investigations.
