”Let me emphasize that Nigeria is not Panama where United States of America stormed to effect the arrest of Noriega, their sitting President. for allegations exclusively raised and investigated only by the American authority. For some gullible people they think America is everything not minding the fact that they too play diplomatic mischief, and exhibit a great deal of compromise. It’s absurd to approach a sovereign state like Nigeria for extradition of its police officer for prosecution in their own country. This, I must say is unacceptable even if such a policeman is of constable rank. The most annoying aspect of the whole thing is that you are asking Nigeria to submit itself to the whims and caprices of the outcome of an investigation it never partook in and had knowledge about. Where is it done.? Tell me how would justice prevail in a matter that was exclusively initiated, investigated and concluded only by the US authority? I want to say with all emphasis that US request for extradition of Abba Kyari is a diplomatic insult to Nigeria and Nigerians. Would US or has US ever extradited any of its security personnel to any other country outside US before, even when their police officer called Derek Chauvin openly and gleefully murdered George Floyd, a helpless black American, we all knew how long it took to reprimand the killer cop, and you and I are living witnesses to how the murder case ended. Let it be known that Nigeria is not an annex of America no matter how anybody may feel. Nigeria is a sovereign state that does not and can never take instructions from a fellow sovereign state.” Hoe come the Republic of Benin has not released Sunday Igboho to Nigeria as requested by President Muhamadu Buhari administration because they know their onions in spite of their small size.? Absolute rubbish!
Chief Chris Richards, Nigeria’s Veteran Crime Reporter And Two Time Recipient Of The Inspector General Of Police Crime Reporter Of The Year On People’s Security Monitor Interview Last Friday on Love FM 104.5 Crowther Radio, Abuja.