{"id":84988,"date":"2021-08-20T15:04:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T14:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=84988"},"modified":"2021-08-20T15:04:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T14:04:52","slug":"court-refuses-to-restrain-npf-agf-from-arresting-extraditing-dcp-abba-kyari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/court-refuses-to-restrain-npf-agf-from-arresting-extraditing-dcp-abba-kyari\/","title":{"rendered":"Court refuses to restrain NPF, AGF from arresting, extraditing DCP Abba Kyari"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1708620108844798199\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an ex-parte application for an order restraining the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from arresting and extraditing suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling on Thursday, said he was not inclined to granting the relief sought in the ex-parte motion.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Justice Mohammed ordered that the ex-parte motion should be converted to a motion on notice and served same, along with the originating processes, on the respondents \u2013 the NPF and AGF.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The motion ex-parte was filed by a group, the Incorporated Trustees of the Northern Peace Foundation through their lawyer, Kayode Ajulo.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Ajulo, while moving the motion on Thursday, said his client has also filed originating processes in relation to substantive suit.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiff is, in the substantive suit marked: FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/854\/2021, querying the propriety of the alleged threat to arrest and extradite Kyari in relation to his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe Police Service Commission (PSC) has since suspended Abba Kyari from office and as head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT).<\/p>\n<p>His suspension followed the recommendation of Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, as a temporary measure while the police investigate Kyari\u2019s relationship with suspected fraudster, Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kyari was indicted by a U.S. court as a conspirator in a $1.1 million fraudulent deal against a Qatari businessman.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement by the PSC, the suspension took effect on Saturday, July 31, the day the IGP wrote to the commission, and will continue until the conclusion of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the statement reads: \u201cThe Commission has also directed the Inspector General of Police to furnish it with information on further development on the matter for necessary further action.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe Commission\u2019s decision which was conveyed in a letter with reference, PSC\/POL\/D\/153\/vol\/V\/138 to the Inspector General of Police today, Sunday, August 1st, 2021, was signed by Hon. 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