…Denies Involvement
A United States District Court has reportedly ordered the arrest of Nigeria’s Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari over an alleged involvement in $1.1 million fraudulent deal with popular Nigerian Instagram celebrity, now an int’l acclaimed fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, famously known as Hushpuppi.
Kyari had been allegedly fingered as one of the conspirators in the deal, according to a report by US Department of Justice.
The report had alleged that Hushpuppi conspired with Kyari and four others to allegedly steal more than $1.1 million from a businessperson attempting to finance the construction of a school for children in Qatar.
Kyari was said to have allegedly collected an undisclosed fund from Hushpuppi to arrest one Kelly Chibuzo Vincent, 40, who wanted to foil the effort of his team members due to a dispute.
A fight was said to have broke out amid the conspiracy as Vincent who claimed to be a consultant and banker in the fraud scheme disagreed with Hushpuppi over the sharing formula of the money.
The dispute between the conspirators escalated when Vincent later informed the victim that Hushpuppi is a fraudster.
Hushpuppi, in move to retaliate, contacted Abba Kyari, to help arrest and jail Vincent.
According to the report, Hushpuppi transferred an undisclosed fund to the account of Kyari after the police officer sent him the photos of Vincent in prison.
Meanwhile, an arrest warrant has been issued for Kyari by the US District Court.
A report by the Peoples Gazette, stated that Otis Wright of the United States District Court for the Central District of California has issued an arrest warrant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to track down Kyari over his alleged involvement in the role.
However, Kyari has refuted the allegations against him, describing them as false and fictitious.
The DCP, who took to his Facebook account stated that he is focused on protecting people’s lives rather than defrauding people.
Kyari in his explanation however noted that Hushpuppi informed the police that somebody in Nigeria was threatening to kill his family members.
According to him, Hushpuppi begged him to act fast and arrest Vincent.
Kyari further added that the suspect was allowed to go after investigation showed they were long time friends with disagreements over money. He also insisted that he never demanded for a dime from Hushuppi, saying he only assisted Hushpuppi to get native clothes and caps worth N300,000.
The Facebook post reads, “Friends; Abbas, who we later came to know as Hushpuppi, called our office about two years ago that somebody in Nigeria seriously threatened to kill his family here in Nigeria and he sent the person’s phone number and pleaded we take action before the person attacks (sic) his family.
“We traced and arrested the suspect and after investigations we discovered there wasn’t an actual threat to anyone’s life and they are long-time friends who have (sic) money issues between them. Hence, we released the suspect on bail to go and he was not taken to any jail.
“Nobody demanded for a kobo from Abbas Hushpuppi. Our focus was to save people’s lives that were purported to have been threatened.
“Later, he saw some of my native clothes and caps on my social media page and he said he likes them and he was connected to the person selling the clothes and he sent about N300,000 directly to the person’s account. The native clothes and caps (5 sets) were brought to our office and he sent somebody to collect them in our office.
“Nobody demanded any money from Abbas Hushpuppi and nobody collected any money from him. We responded to a distress call he made on threat to his family and released the suspect when we discovered there was no life threat from the suspect. This is the true story. Vincent is alive; he can be contacted.
“For those who are celebrating that this is an indictment on us and mentioning some fictitious big money, they will be disappointed once again as our hands are clean and our record of service for two decades is open for everybody to see. They will continue seeing us serving our father land and we will continue responding to all distress calls from all Nigerians provided they are life threatening.”
