Deputy commissioner of police Abba Kyari has posted a message from former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode to his Facebook page, questioning the authenticity of the allegations levelled against him.
Mr Kyari was named in a statement released by the United States Justice Department as having received kickback from money looted by Ramon Abass aka Hushpuppi who is facing fraud charges in the US.
The United States attorney’s office, Central District of California, had since issued an arrest warrant against Kyari. However, the inspector general of police in Nigeria on Thursday ordered an internal review of the allegations against Kyari.
In the Facebook post on Friday, Kyari is seen combat-ready, with a gun pulled and standing in front of a police helicopter, along with two other photographs showing his full police details.
The message read, “A super cop that has risked his life protecting us from kidnappers, murderers & terrorists all these years& that has arrested more criminals than any other is accused of taking bribes from a yahoo boy & scammer all the way from America & we are expected to believe it? Not me!
“Abba is one of the bravest, brightest and best cops in Nigeria and I will not believe these crazy allegations levelled against him or condemn him unless I see any evidence to the contrary.
“He has proved himself over and over again when it comes to catching criminals and I do not believe that he is one himself. If he were he would not have such an excellent record in combating crime.
“Nigerians seem to take delight in believing and assuming the worse about their best. That is part of our problem: we love and celebrate the evil but we despise, hate and seek to pull down the righteous and good.
“As far as I am concerned there are as many crooked, bent & killer cops all over the world as there are good ones & America has its fair share of both. The only people that ought to take pleasure in reading this crap about Abba are the kidnappers and terrorists in our country.
“Allegations are a dime a dozen and an indictment does not amount to a conviction: show me the evidence or keep your mouth shut forever. I urge Abba to continue the good work he has been doing and not allow himself to be distracted by his numerous detractors. This is a deep conspiracy to destroy his career and it will not work.”
Kyari had on Thursday denied the allegations in a post on Instagram.
