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Hushpuppi: Ex-RRS Commander Tunji Disu replaces suspended DCP Abba Kyari
Embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been suspended as the head of Police Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba.
According to a statement by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, on Monday, Baba named DCP Tunji Disu as the new head of the IRT in place of Kyari, effective immediately.
WuzupNigeria reported that Kyari was suspended on July 31 by the Police Service Commission based on the recommendation of the IGP after he was indicted by the United States authorities over his alleged involvement with a notorious fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to a document by the United States District Court for the Central District of California and dated February 12, 2021, alleged that Kyari received N8m or $20,600 from Hushpuppi, to arrest and detain a “co-conspirator, Chibuzo Kelly Vincent.
According to the document, Hushpuppi contracted the services of Kyari after Chibuzo allegedly threatened to expose an alleged $1.1m fraud committed against a Qatari businessman.
Mba said, “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has today, 2nd August, 2021 approved the posting of DCP Tunji Disu as the new Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
“The IGP has charged the new Head of the IRT to demonstrate his professional competence in his leadership of the Unit.
“He also assured citizens that the IRT will remain focused in the discharge of its duties in line with national statutes and international best practices.
“Prior to his appointment as the new Head of the IRT, DCP Tunji Disu, a former Commander of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Lagos State, was the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
“He had also previously served at the State CID, Rivers State as the Deputy Head of the Unit. He was also a former Commander of the Nigeria Police Contingent to the African Union (AU) Peace Keeping Mission in Dafur, Sudan.
“DCP Disu holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the Lagos State University (LASU) and a Master Degree in Public Administration from the Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State.
“He has also attended several professional courses both at home and abroad: Small Arms Smuggling Training in Botswana, Internet Fraud Training at the Cambridge University, UK, Strategic Leadership Command Course at the Police Staff College, Jos, Forensic Investigations and Criminal Intelligence Course at the University of Lagos, amongst others.
“He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Nigeria Institute of Public Relations and Chattered Institute of Personnel management, amongst other professional bodies”.
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