The Police Service Commission has ratified the suspension of a Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head, Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, Abba Kyari, from office.
According to a statement by the commission’s Head of Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani which was sighted by Africa Daily News, the decision was conveyed in a letter signed by Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi, a retired justice of the Supreme Court.
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Kyari’s suspension took effect from July 31, and would subsist pending the outcome of the investigation in respect to his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States.
The commission has also directed the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to furnish it with information on further developments on the matter for necessary further action.
Recall that Kyari was recently indicted by the FBI and is presently facing potential extradition to the United States.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
