Gists By 10 Things, You Probably, Didn’t Know
Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba
Kyari on Thursday denied allegations
he ever demanded or received a bribe
from celebrity internet fraudster
Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, alias
Hushpuppi, from a $1.1million loot.
In a post on his Facebook page, Kyari
said those celebrating the allegations
against him would be disappointed.
Here are 10 things you probably didn’t
know about Abba Kyari:
1. Abba Kyari was born on March 17,
1975.
2. He is a Deputy Commissioner of
Police and a member of the Inspector
General of Police’s Intelligence
Response Team in the Nigerian Police
Force Headquarter in Abuja.
3. He is a member of the
International Association of Chiefs of
Police (IACP).
4. Prior to his appointment as IGP-
IRT, he served at Lagos State Police
Command as the Officer-In-Charge of
the Special Anti-Robbery Squad
(SARS).
5. Kyari became famous after
successfully apprehending popular
kidnapper kingpins Evans and
Wadume, amongst others.
6. Abba was admitted into Police
Academy Wudil, Kano State in 2000.
7. He graduated as cadet Assistant
Superintendent of Police (ASP) and
was posted to Adamawa State Police
Command for his one-year mandatory
attachment in Song Police Division.
8. He was later deployed as Divisional
Crime Officer (DCO) in Numan,
Adamawa State and served as Unit
Commander 14 PMF Yola.
9. He moved to Lagos State Police
Command as 2 IC and later Officer-In-
Charge of Special Anti-Robbery Squad
(SARS).
10. He is happily married with
children.