Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan, has provided more information about Deputy Commissioner of Police
Abba Kyari’s link to international fraudster Ramon Abbas, also known as
Hushpuppi.
Recall that Otis Wright of the US
District Court for the Central District of California had told the FBI to track
down Kyari and produce him before the court for his role in a multi-million
dollar fraud perpetrated by Hushpuppi, the 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, Omokri, via his Twitter handle on
Friday, said it would be difficult for Kyari to deny the FBI charges.
“It will be very hard for Abba Kyari to deny the charges in
the FBI’s indictment. I searched the numbers listed in the affidavit on
TrueCaller,” Omokri said.
“They’re matched to Kyari. Note that the confirmed numbers
exchanged texts with Hushpupi’s numbers. How do we explain that?”
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