Several Facebook posts claim the suspended Deputy Police Commissioner, Abba Kyari, has been exonerated and will soon assume his duties in the Nigerian Police Force.
The claim that Abba Kyari has been exonerated and will soon assume his duties in the Nigerian Police Force is false.
On Tuesday, September 21, several Facebook posts claimed that the suspended Deputy Police Commissioner, Abba Kyari, has been exonerated and will soon assume his duties in the Nigerian Police Force.
The claim purportedly from the Times News insinuated that Kyari who is being investigated for allegedly receiving a bribe from a popular Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, committed no crime in the United States to warrant his extradition.
A Facebook post by Tori4Town with over 17,000 followers alleged that Abba Kyari will resume his duties soon as investigations show he didn’t commit the crime in the US.
“BREAKING NEWS: According To The Times News, DCP Abba Kyari Will Resume His Duties In The Nigerian Police Soon As Investigations Proves “ He committed no crime on the soil of the US to warrant his extradition.”
Another Facebook user, Emma Onye Nkuzi, went further to claim that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) didn’t push for his extradition.
The post reads: “#ME: I told my friends that DCP Abba Kyari will not be extradited to USA because the offense he committed was not on US soil and he is not a USA citizen,he was only indicted by FBI as someone who gets involved with stolen money and FBI never pushed for his extradition they just mentioned his name and one others.”
To begin with, Dubawa visited the website of the Times News to which the claim was attributed and found that there is no story containing the details of the claim on the website.
Dubawa also conducted a keyword search on the news and found that no credible media organisation has published reports on Abba Kyari being exonerated.
To further verify the claim, Dubawa contacted the Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, via calls and messages but is still awaiting a response.
