Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, a former presidential candidate of
the Young Progressive Party (YPP), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to
respect international law on the issue involving the Deputy Commissioner of
Police, Abba Kyari regarding his link to international fraudster, Ramon Abbas,
also known as Hushpuppi.
Recall that Otis Wright of the U.S District Court for the
Central District of California had told the FBI to track down Kyari and produce
him before the court over his alleged role in a multi-million dollar fraud
perpetrated by Hushpuppi, a notorious Nigerian fraudster.
As widely reported in Nigeria and beyond, Hushpuppi was
arrested in Dubai over a year ago and pleaded guilty to fraud in the U.S
earlier this week. The FBI said Hushpuppi and Kyari have been friends and were
both involved in a conspiracy to launder money.
The deputy commissioner of police was also indicted of
receiving bribes from Hushpuppi to arrest a member of the syndicate in Nigeria.
Judge Wright’s permission for the FBI to arrest Mr Kyari and
hold him in U.S custody was unsealed on July 26.
However, Kyari had in a statement on Thursday denied
allegations of conspiracy with Hushpuppi, saying he only met him two years ago
and did not benefit financially from the fraudster.
Reacting to the news, Moghalu believes that since the
Federal Government under Buhari has arrested Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and are also seeking to extradite Yoruba
Nation Agitator, Sunday Igboho, from Benin Republic, the president should
follow due process on Kyari.
He insisted that the FBI’s request for the extradition of
Kyari in the Hushpuppi case will put Buhari and Nigeria in the global
spotlight.
The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, CBN, wrote
on Twitter on Friday, “President @MBuhari has frequently opted for subjective
loyalties over real political will on national security and fighting
corruption. The U.S. @FBI request for the extradition of the accused police chief,
Abba Kyari in the Hushpuppi case will put him and Nigeria in the global
spotlight.
“It’s one thing to go to great lengths in seeking to
extradite Sunday Igboho from Benin Republic and the apparent extraordinary
rendition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from God-knows-where. It’s another to respect
international law in black and white when it comes to certain Nigerians.
“Nigeria and the United States have an extradition treaty
and it has been used in a number of cases. Is this a bone in the throat? What
leadership calls for is obvious. President Buhari should respect laws and
follow due process. We are watching.”
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