A Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday fixed June 2 for hearing of the extradition suit filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari.
Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel for the AGF, Pius Akutah, applied for more time to enable parties respond to processes served on each other by Mahmud Magaji (SAN), lawyer to Kyari.
Akutah informed that though the court at the last adjourned date fixed Wednesday for hearing in the matter, he had a motion for extension of time dated and filed on April 19.
After the application was not opposed by Magaji, Justice Ekwo granted the order as prayed.
The judge then adjourned the matter until June 2 for hearing.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that hearing in the suit on March 23 suffered a setback.
The development occurred when Nureni Jimoh (SAN), who appeared for Kyari then, told Justice Ekwo shortly after the matter was called for mention that he was yet to be served with the AGF’s processes.
NAN had on March 9 reported that the court had fixed March 23 for the hearing of the extradition application.
The Federal Government had sought for Kyari’s extradition to the United States to answer a case over his alleged link with the fraudster, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi.
The Federal Government, through the Office of the AGF, had filed the application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/249/2022.
The suit, titled: “Application for the Extradition of Abba Kyari to the US,” was dated and filed on March 2.
While the AGF is the applicant, Kyari is the respondent in the application.
Kyari was formerly the Head of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team.
The application was filed under the Extradition Act as part of Nigerian government’s approval of the request by the US for Kyari’s extradition.