According to reports reaching Oyogist.com, The Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended Abba Kyari from office as a deputy commissioner of police and head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
This is Following recommendation of the suspension of Abba Kyari by the Inspector-General of Police over his alleged involvement in a $1.1 million loot by internet fraudster Ramon Abbas aka Husspuppi.
Abba Kyari was suspended in a statement by Head Press and Public Relations of PSC, Ikechukwu Ani.
His suspension took effect from Saturday, July 31 and subsists pending outcome of the investigation in respect of his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States.
The Commission also directed the IGP to furnish it with information on further development on the matter for necessary further action.
“The Commission’s decision which was conveyed in a letter with reference, PSC/POL/D/153/vol/V/138 to the Inspector General of Police today, Sunday, August 1, was signed by Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court and PSC Commissioner 1 and the Commission’s Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, a retired IGP, who is currently on leave,” Ani said