Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has on Wednesday fixed June 2 to hear the extradition suit filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) against suspended police chief Abba Kyari.
Presiding Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date following an application by the counsel for the AGF, Pius Akutah, asking for more time to enable parties to respond to processes served on each other by Mahmud Magaji, lawyer to Mr Kyari.
Akutah informed that though the court fixed Wednesday for hearing in the matter on the last adjourned date, he had a motion for extension of time dated and filed on April 19.
The judge adjourned the matter until June 2 for a hearing after the application was not opposed by counsel to Mr Kari,
Recall that the hearing in the suit that was slated for March 23, suffered a setback after Nureni Jimoh, who appeared for Kyari, told Justice Ekwo shortly after the matter was called for the mention, but he was yet to be served with the AGF’s processes.
The suit, titled: “Application for the Extradition of Abba Kyari to the U.S.,” with suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/249/2022, was filed by the Federal Government through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation.
