By our reporter/ In a now deleted post, the suspended commander of the police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari has claimed that Ramon Abbas, international internet fraudster, aka Hushpuppi asked his team to help recover N8 million for a friend.
Kyari was alleged to have been compromised by Hushpuppi to arrest Vincent Chibuzo, a co-fraudster.
According to US officials, Hushpuppi during interrogation disclosed that he gave Kyari money to arrest and jail “one of his rivals in Nigeria after a dispute over a $1.1 million scam on Qatari businesspeople.”
Kyari through a Facebook post last week Thursday denied receiving money from Hushpuppi, and that the Instagram celebrity only called his office about two years ago that somebody in Nigeria “threatened to kill his family here”.
The suspect, Kyari said was trailed and arrested, but after investigation, they discovered there was no actual threat to anyone’s life and “they are long-time friends who have money issues between them hence we released the suspect on bail”.
But following detailed report on the matter by the FBI, Kyari currently being interogated by a police panel, in another Facebook post on Tuesday now claims his office was reached a second time to help recover N8 million.
Kyari wrote, “Nobody demanded or collected any money from Abbas Hushpuppi. He can be interviewed publicly in the presence of the world media by the people holding him to confirm this.”
“He also called for another case in June 2020 and complained about a financial transaction with a second person whom he said his friend sent 8 million naira to and pleaded for his friend’s money to be recovered. He sent transaction slips and other evidences to prove their case against the person.
“All these can be verified from the Hushpuppi since he is still in custody. And it can be verified from person who collected 8 million naira from Hushpuppi’s friend whom they complained about is alive and is in Nigeria.”
The post has since been deleted.
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