Reprieve has come the way of Senator Kashamu Buruji
representing Ogun East Senatorial district over drug allegations against him as
the Senate on Tuesday halted his planned extradition to the United States.
The decision was taken following the Senate Committee on
Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions report which said that there were
various cases pending against Senator Buruji Kashamu over drug allegation in
various federal high courts in Nigeria.
It added that it was counterproductive for Kashamu to be
extradited to the United States of America when the matter has not been
exhausted in courts of competent jurisdiction in Nigeria.
The petition of planned extradition from TRLP Chambers, a
private legal firm, on behalf of Senator Kashamu averred that: “It was wrong
for the former Chairman of the NDLEA, Mr, Ahmad Giade and the Attorney General of
the federation to order Kashamu’s extradition at the request of the United
States.”
The Senate finally granted the recommendation that cases
already pending in various courts be exhausted before any action.
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