Don’t Mess With Kashamu, Senate Warns NDLEA

Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition has cautioned the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against any act of illegality that could lead to the alleged abduction and extradition of Senator Bu­ruji Kashamu to the United States of America.

The committee which was led by Senator Samuel Anyan­wu gave this directive on Wednesday, while debating a pe­tition forwarded to it by the senator, who was physically present at the venue of the hearing, in company with his lawyer, said the extradi­tion plans were unlawful.

It will be recalled that the NDLEA, through its spokesman, Mitchell Ofoyeju stated that it still had plans to ar­rest and extradite Kashamu to the United States to face drug charges.

The NDLEA had also said then that it was simply obeying the court orders, which forbade it from ar­resting Kashamu but that it would still pursue the case to its legal conclusion. But appearing before the panel, accompanied by his counsel, Ajibola Oluyede, Kashamu alleged that the plan was to adopt and ex­tradite him with the conniv­ance of NDLEA officials.

Chairman of the com­mittee, Senator Anyanwu, while reacting, mandated the NDLEA to maintain status quo on the issue, pending the outcome of Senate panel’s ongoing in­vestigation.