A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted permission
to the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari to file more
evidence against a suit by the Federal Government seeking to extradite him to
the United States of America for trial on criminal charges.
Justice Inyang Ekwo granted Kyari’s request made through his
lead counsel Nureni Jimoh, SAN in a motion on notice.
Jimoh, while arguing the motion on notice, prayed the court
to allow Kyari to bring additional documentary exhibits to establish his
innocence in the charges against him.
The Federal Government counsel, Mr Pius Akuta, however,
vehemently opposed the granting of the request.
Akuta predicated his opposition on the ground that it was an
attempt to cure deficiencies in the earlier documentary evidence adduced by the
detained DCP.
In a brief ruling, Justice Ekwo rejected the objection of
the Federal Government and granted permission to Kyari to adduce further
documentary exhibits to his own defence.
The judge said that the court would have ample opportunity
to determine the probate value to be attached to the additional evidence.
Meanwhile, Justice Ekwo has fixed June 3 for a definite
hearing in the extradition suit instituted by the Attorney General of the
Federation (AGF) on behalf of the Federal Government against Kyari.
The suit is seeking to extradite Kyari at the request of the
American government to face trial in his indictment for alleged internet fraud
by a Nigerian, Abdulraman Abbas also known as Hushpuppi.
The Federal Government had sought Kyari’s extradition to the
United States to answer a case over his alleged link with Hushpuppi.
The Federal Government, through the Office of the AGF, had
filed the application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/249/2022.
The suit, titled: “Application for the Extradition of Abba
Kyari to the U.S.,” was dated and filed on March 2.
While the AGF is the applicant, Kyari is the respondent in
the application.
Kyari was formerly the head of the Inspector-General of
Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
The application was filed under the Extradition Act, as part
of the Nigerian government’s approval of the request by the US for Kyari’s
extradition.
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