March 23 has been fixed by a federal high court in Abuja as the date for the hearing of an application by the Federal Government over suspended DCP Abba Kyari’s extradition to the United States (U.S).
The application was filed under the Extradition Act, as part of the Nigerian government’s approval of the request by the U. S. for Kyari’s extradition and the case, which was Justice Inyang Ekwo by the Chief Judge of FHC, Justice John Tsoho.
While the AGF is the applicant, Kyari is the respondent in the application which is titled: “Application for the Extradition of Abba Alhaji Kyari to the United States of America,” dated and filed March 2. He said the case was filed on April 29, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, USA.
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The application hinted that a request was made to Nigeria by 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.
Malami said that Kyari was to answer to a three-count charge which bordered on conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money and aggravated identity theft and aiding and abetting.
The AGF stated that 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.
Malami stressed that there is no death sentence imposed on the offences for which the suspect is accused, adding that the application was in line with the requirement of the Extradition Act, CAP E25, LFN, 2004. (NAN)
