Tobi Adebayo
A former Minister for Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has thrown his weight behind Nigeria’s super cop, DCP Abba Kyari, over a bribery allegation.
The United States Department of Justice had accused Kyari of receiving a bribe from suspected internet fraudster, Hushpuppi, to jail a co-conspirator in a fraudulent deal of $1.1m.
However, Kyari denied the allegations in a statement posted on his verified Instagram page on Thursday.
Reacting to the allegation, Fani-Kayode described Abba Kyari as “a good cop who has risked his life protecting Nigerians from murderers, terrorists.”
He wrote on Twitter “A super cop that has risked his life protecting us from kidnappers, murderers and terrorists all these years and that has arrested more criminals than any other is accused of taking bribes from a yahoo boy and 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.
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“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.
“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 deep.”
