Super Cop Abba Kyari Dismisses Hushpuppi Purported Bribery Story

MICHAEL AKINOLA

Respected detective and leader of the IRT, DCP Abba Kyari, has reacted to news making the rounds that arrested internet fraudster, Abbas Hushpuppi, may have bribed his office to arrest one Mr. Kelly Chibuzor Vincent, who Hushpuppi had claimed threatened to eliminate his family.

An online newspaper reported that court documents in the United States, where Hushpuppi has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, showed that he claimed to have wire-transferred a sum in dollars to Kyari after the officer sent him photographic evidence of the arrest of the said Vincent.

But on his social media page on Thursday, Kyari denied soliciting money or receiving any from Hushpuppi.

The top cop, however, confirmed that his team once arrested Vincent following a formal complaint by Hushpuppi that “somebody in Nigeria threatened to kill his family.”

Kyari said the police later released the suspect after investigation showed he was a friend and business associate to Hushpuppi and the threat was imaginary.

He also said he later facilitated a business transaction involving Hushpuppi.

His full post read thus: “Abbas who we later came to know as Hushpuppi called our office about 2 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 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 had 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 N300k 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 2 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.”

“For Good Nigerians, who appreciate our service, please don’t worry as our hands are clean and they should please not respond to those celebrating and creating many false narratives without any evidence. We are used to such types of people and false newsmakers and distributors. Thank you all and God bless Nigeria” the super cop, Abba Kyari concluded.