Court fixes Date To Hear Abba Kyari’s Case
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has fixed March 23, to hear an application by the federal government seeking for the extradition of suspended police chief DCP Abba Kyari to the United States. PeopleGazette reports.
The federal government, on March 3, through the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), filed the application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/249/2022.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaThe suit, titled: “Application for the Extradition of Abba Alhaji Kyari to the United States of America,” was dated and filed March 2. Information Guide Nigeria
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While the AGF is the applicant, Mr Kyari is the respondent in the application.
Mr Kyari was formerly the head of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
The matter, filed under the Extradition Act, was assigned to Justice Inyang Ekwo by the Chief Judge of FHC, Justice John Tsoho, as part of the Nigerian government’s approval of the request by the U.S. for Kyari’s extradition.
The application, which was directly addressed to the chief judge, hinted that a request was made to Nigeria by the Diplomatic Representative of the Embassy of the United States of America (USA), Abuja, for the surrender of Kyari who is a subject in a superseding three counts indictment in case no: 2:21-cr-00203-RGK. jamb results
The AGF, Abubakar Malami, said the case was filed on April 29, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, USA.
Mr Malami said that Mr Kyari was to answer to a three-count charge.
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“Counts two: Conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1956(h)
“Count three: Aggravated identity theft and aiding and abetting, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C, Sections 1028A (a){1}j and 2(a),” he said.
According to the AGF, the punishment for the offences as contained In the superseding indictment carries a maximum of 20 years imprisonment for count one, 20 years imprisonment for count two, and two years imprisonment for count three consecutive to any other sentence imposed respectively as contained in the various United States laws.
Mr Malami said: “there is no death sentence imposed on the offences for which the suspect is accused.”
He said the application was in line with the requirement of the Extradition Act, CAP E25, LFN, 2004.
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