Dr Kayode Ajulo, a Constitutional Lawyer, says Nigeria is a sovereign nation and no Nigerian citizen can be extradited without following the requisite law.
Ajulo said this while reacting to the approval of the Federal Government’s request to extradite the suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, to the U. S.
Recall that the Federal Government had approved a request to extradite the suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, to the U. S.
Ajulo said no one could be extradited from Nigeria without following the law, adding that an application must be made at the Federal High Court.
He said now that the Federal Government had approached the Federal High Court requesting for Kyari’s extradition to the U.S., his extradition would not infringe on Nigeria’s sovereignty.
“I do not want to agree that Abba Kyari’s extradition will infringe on our sovereignty, whatever the case may be, the Federal Government and the U.S. government have some bilateral agreements,” Ajulo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
“One thing I know is that Nigeria is not a banana republic, Nigeria is a country whose foundation is rooted in law,’’ he said.
Ajulo said with full adherence to the law, “if any American intelligence agent flouts our law and there was a need for his extradition, Nigeria will make the application.’’
According to him, the law has no respect for anybody; therefore, the full weight of the law will be visited on anyone who runs contrary to it.
The U.S. government had requested the extradition of Kyari over alleged 1.1 million dollars wire fraud involving Abass Ramon (Hushpuppi) and four others.
