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 counter productive 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.
