Abba Kyari (police)

For the Army Brigadier who served as Governor of North-Central State, see Abba Kyari (military general). For the Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria, see Abba Kyari.

Abba Kyari
Inspector General of Police's Intelligence Response Team (IGP-IRT) commander
Personal details
Born (1975-03-17) 17 March 1975 (age 49)
Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Alma materUniversity of Maiduguri
OccupationPolice officer
AwardsNational Police Medal (2013)

Abba Alhaji Kyari (born 17 March 1975) is a former Nigerian police officer who was a Deputy Commissioner of Police currently on suspension[1] and relieved from all police duties pending the outcome of an internal investigation into his alleged connection with Gucci King, popular alleged fraudster Ramon Abbas "Hushpuppi".[2][3] He was a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). Prior to his appointment as IGP-IRT, he served at Lagos State Police Command as a unit Commander in one of the PMF bases located in Lagos before he was promoted and transferred to serve as the Officer-In-Charge of the dis-banded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

  1. ^ "2023: Who Leads Nigeria?". This Day. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Meet Deputy Commissioner Of Police, Abba Kyari: The Commander, IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT)". The Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ^ Akinnola, Richard (1 August 2021). "Nigeria's 3 major Abba Kyaris from Borno". The Punch. Retrieved 1 August 2021.