Hushpuppi: US court orders arrest of Abba Kyari
Hushpuppi: US court orders arrest of Abba Kyari
By Eloyi Matthew
A court in the United States has issued a warrant of arrest on a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Nigeria, Abba Kyari.
According to a court document obtained by newsmen, Otis Wright of the United States District Court for the Central District of California ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to track down Kyari and produce him in the United States for his role in a multi-million dollar fraud perpetrated by Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi; and his co-conspirators.
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The court said Hushpuppi used Kyari to arrest and jail a co-conspirator, Chibuzo Vincent after the latter threatened to expose a $1m fraud committed against a Qatari businessman.
According to the indictment by the court, Hushpuppi allegedly conspired with five others – including Vincent – to defraud the businessperson (whose name was withheld) by claiming to be consultants and bankers who could facilitate a loan to finance the construction of a school in Qatar.
The document also said Hushpuppi worked with some of his partners in crime including 28-year-old Abdulrahman Juma from Kenya, and 40-year-old Chibuzo Vincent from Nigeria. Others are Yusuf Anifowoshe, 26; Rukayat Fashola, 28; and Bolatito Agbabiaka, 34.
Hushpuppi allegedly hunted Vincent after a dispute broke out among the team and after the latter threatened to expose the fraud to the Qatari businessman.
However, Kyari explained in a Facebook post that Hushpuppi called his office and reported a death threat from someone about two years ago.
The cop said the suspect, Vincent, was arrested but later released after investigations revealed that “they are long time friends who have money issues between them.”
Kyari also said he did not receive any money from Hushpuppi.
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He said the N300,000 sent by the suspected international fraudster was for clothes and caps.
He also explained that the money was sent to the cloth seller’s account and not his own.
