The Federal Bureau of Investigation claims that money laundering suspect Abass Ramon, aka Hushpuppi, paid embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari N8 million ($20,600) to arrest and detain a “co-conspirator,” Chibuzo Kelly Vincent.
According to a document issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of California on February 12, 2021, Hushpuppi hired Kyari after Chibuzo allegedly threatened to expose an alleged $1.1 million fraud committed against a Qatari businessman.
“Kyari provided account information for a bank account at a Nigerian bank in the name of someone other than Kyari,” the document stated on page 59, item 145.
The allegation was made by FBI Special Agent Andrew John Innocenti in the ‘Criminal Complaint By Telephone Or Other Reliable Electronic Means’ filed before the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
“On January 16, 2020, Abbas sent a message to Kyari on WhatsApp, and then placed five calls to another phone number that was listed as ‘Abba Kyari,'” the document said, detailing the events leading up to the alleged payment.
“According to call records, the last three calls were answered, and one of the calls lasted more than two minutes.”
“Shortly thereafter, Abbas received a message from Kyari confirming, ‘We would pick him up today or tomorrow.’ ‘I will take care of the team as well after they pick him,’ Abbas wrote.
“Shortly thereafter, Abbas received a message from Kyari confirming, ‘We would pick him up today or tomorrow.’ ‘I will take care of the team after they pick him up,’ Abbas wrote. ‘Yes ooo,’ Kyari confirmed.
According to the document, based on the conversation described in paragraphs 143 to 145, Abbas intended to compensate the Nigeria Police Force officers who arrested Chibuzo for their services.
“This was not the only time that Abbas arranged payments with Kyari,” it said, adding that “on May 20, 2020, Abbas sent Kyari transaction receipts for two transactions from accounts at Nigerian banks of a person Abbas knew in the U.A.E. — a person also arrested with Abbas in Abbas’ apartment in the U.A.E. by Dubai Police on June 9, 2020 — to the Nigerian bank accounts of another person in Nigeria.”
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“According to publicly available exchange rate information, the amounts on the transaction receipts totaled 8 million Nigerian Naira, or approximately $20,600.”
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