COURT DISMISSES FG REQUEST TO EXTRADITE ABBA KYARI TO UNITED STATES
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed an application the Federal Government filed for permission to extradite the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari to the United States of America to face trial over his alleged involvement with a notorious internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi.
The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the extradition application Federal GOVERNMENT filed through the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami was “incompetent and bereft of merit”.
Justice Ekwo held that Malami being the Chief Law Officer of the country, ought to be aware that the Extradition Act, forbade the surrendering of a defendant that is already facing trial before a competent court in the country.
The court wondered why the Attorney-General approached the court with the extradition application when he was equally the one that facilitated the National Drug Law Enforcement, Agency to prosecute Kyari on drug related charges.
He said the law was clear that Kyari, having been docked before a court of competent jurisdiction in the country, shall not be surrendered until such case has been discharged either by his conviction or acquittal.
Consequently, the court held that the extradition request was incompetent and deserved to be dismissed.
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