FG Loses In Court In Abba Kyari’s Extradition Case

FG has lost in court in Abba Kyari’s extradition case.

Newsone reports that the Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, has dismissed a suit instituted by the Federal Government seeking to extradite the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP, Abba Kyari to the United States of America (USA).

This online news platform understands that Justice Ekwo in a judgment on Monday, August 29, 2022, held that the extradition request filed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami on behalf of the Federal Government lacked merit and is liable to dismissal.

Newsone Nigeria reports that the Federal Government filed the extradition charges against Abba Kyari to pave way for his extradition to America to answer fraud allegations.

However, Justice Ekwo held that the Federal Government has no basis to file the extradition request having put Abba Kyari on trial in Nigeria in relation to the allegations against him in America.