FOLLOWING the various revelations about his relationship with men with criminal profiles, especially Lanre Abass aka Hushpuppy, DCP Abba Kyari, has been recommended for immediate suspension from the Police by the Inspector-General, IGP Usman Alkali Baba.
This is pending the outcome of an ongoing internal investigation on his activities in relation to the criminal activities of the fraud kingpin, who in a recent plea bargaining, detailed how he had wired money to Kyari to help arrest and detain an associate.
Hushpuppy is currently being held in the US, and has made statements implicating a lot of people, including Kyari.
The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation had in a 69-page report, fingered Kyari as having been involved with the celebrated case of Hushpuppy. Though he has denied being involved with the criminal activities, the media is awash with reports of his various cavorting with men of questionable characters.
Read full statement below:
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 an 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.
CP FRANK MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA
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