HUSHPUPPI: IGP USMAN ALKALI BABA RECOMMENDS SUSPENSION OF DCP ABBA KYARI, FOUR-MAN INVESTIGATION PANEL BEGIN PROBE
Nigeria's Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has recommended the immediate suspension of DCP Abba Kyari, the Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), from the Service of the Nigeria Police Force, pending the outcome of an ongoing internal investigations touching on him.
This was made known in a letter from the Police Chief addressed to the Police Service Commission (PSC), dated July 31, 2021.
Usman Alkali noted that the recommendation for Kyari's suspension is in line with the internal disciplinary processes of the Force.
The Police Chief Stated that the suspension I expected to create an enabling environment for the NPF Special Investigation Panel to carry out its investigations into the weighty allegations against DCP Abba Kyari without interference.
The Special Investigation Panel (SIP), comprising four (4) Senior Police Officers, is headed by DIG Joseph Egbunike, the Deputy Inspector General of Police in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID).
The SIP, inter alia, is to undertake a detailed review of all the allegations against DCP Abba Kyari by the US Government as contained in relevant documents that have been availed the NPF by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Usman Alkali added that the SIP is also to obtain detailed representation of DCP Abba Kyari to all the allegations levelled against him, conduct further investigations as it deems fit, and submit recommendations to guide further actions by the Force Leadership on the matter.
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