ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION CONFIRMS COMMENCEMENT OF PROCESS FOR ABBA KYARIS EXTRADITION

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has commenced the extradition process for the suspended police officer, Abba Kyari.

This was confirmed today in a statement issued by Malami’s spokesman, Umar Gwandu, following a request by the Diplomatic Representative of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja.

While adding that the extradition process is multi-faceted, Gwandu said the submission of request from the concerned party to the relevant authorities constitutes one of such components.

Kyari is wanted for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft.