Hushpuppi: He cannot be a Criminal while catching Criminals – Fani-Kayode defends Abba Kyari

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister has has backed the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari on the allegations of fraud levelled against him by a notorious fraudster, Abbas Ramoni, popularly known as Hushpuppi.

DCP Abba Kyari, a super cop, widely celebrated for his heroics against criminals and bandits was on Thursday alleged to have benefited from a $1.1 million fraud involving a Qatari School Owner and Abbas Hushpuppi.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, was ordered to immediately arrest and detain him for allegedly benefiting from the proceeds of the fraud.

However, DCP Abba Kyari has denied any involvement insisting that he and his men merely responded to a distress call from Hushpuppi and never collected a kobo from the money laundering kingpin.

Reacting to the allegations against Abba Kyari by Hushpuppi, Fani-Kayode said Abba Kyari cannot be a criminal, while having a clean record in catching criminals.

Fani-Kayode said this in a post on his social media handle, insisting that unless he sees a prove he will never believe the lies against Abba Kyari.

He said; “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.