By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
A senior advocate of Nigeria and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has explained the processes involved in extraditing Nigeria’s deputy police commissioner, Abba Kyari, who has been indicted by the US FBI for aiding the fraudulent activities of self-confessed con man, Ramon Abbass, popularly known as Hushpuppi.
A US court has made an order to arrest and detain Kyari after Hushpuppi pleaded guilty and entered a plea bargain with US authorities.
Falana, quoted by People’s Gazette, said:“The United States and Nigeria have an extradition treaty which covers the offences allegedly committed by CP Abba Kyari.”
“If the police officer insists on his innocence, he may want to submit himself to the jurisdiction of the district court in the United States. Once the request is received by the federal government, the attorney general will commence extradition proceedings in the federal high court.”