The Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head, Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force.
According to court documents, in laundering the proceeds of the Qatar operation, a dispute broke out among members of the conspiracy.
This allegedly prompted Vincent – one of the members, to contact the victim and inform them of the scam operation.
Irked by the development, Hushpuppi allegedly arranged to have Vincent jailed in Nigeria by Kyari.
The DCP also allegedly provided third-party bank accounts to receive payment for the illegal arrest.
However, Kyari denied the allegations and said Vincent had been arrested only because Hushpuppi claimed that he (Vincent) had seriously threatened to attack his family in Nigeria.
He said Vincent was eventually released on bail after no actual threats were discovered.
Kyari said: “Nobody demanded a kobo from Abbas Hushpuppi.
“Our focus was to save people’s lives that were purported to have been threatened.”
The DCP also said Hushpuppi once sent N300,000 to his tailor after the alleged fraudster had admired some of his outfits on social media. He added: The clothes “were brought to our office and he sent somebody to collect them in our office.”