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 United States of America for trial on criminal charges.<\/p>\n
Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the request of Kyari made through his lead counsel Nureni Jimoh, SAN in a motion on notice.<\/p>\n
Jimoh while arguing the motion on notice prayed the court to allow Kyari bring additional documentary exhibits to establish his innocence in the charges against him.<\/p>\n
The federal government counsel’s, Mr Pius Akuta, however vehemently opposed the granting of the request.<\/p>\n
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 Kyari.<\/p>\n
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 defense.<\/p>\n
The judge said that the court would have ample opportunity to determine the probate value to be attached to the additional evidence.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Justice Ekwo has fixed June 3 for definite hearing in the extradition suit instituted by the Attorney General of the Federation AGF on behalf of the federal government against Kyari.<\/p>\n
The suit is seeking to extradite Kyari at the request of the American government to face trial in his indictment in an alleged internet fraud by a Nigerian , Abdulraman Abbas, also known as Hushpoppi.<\/p>\n
The Federal Government, through the Office of the AGF, had filed the application marked: FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/249\/2022.<\/p>\n
The suit, titled: \u201cApplication for the Extradition of Abba Kyari to the U.S.,\u201d was dated and filed on March 2.<\/p>\n
While the AGF is the applicant, Kyari is the respondent in the application.<\/p>\n
Kyari was formerly the head of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT).<\/p>\n
The application was filed under the Extradition Act, as part of the Nigerian government\u2019s approval of the request by the U. S. for Kyari\u2019s extradition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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