The AGF said that due process had been followed through, first the American Government had issued documents seeking his extradition and the documents have finally gone through the necessary appropriate legal body.
Senator-elect Bruji Kashamu
Kashamu’s media aide has however described the current events as illegal and said that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had no right to surround his home today.
He then surprisingly accused PDP chieftain, Mr Bode George, whose wife is the Director-General of the Agency, and said that the George’s were behind his arrest.
In a statement released by the media aide read: “this latest onslaught is a confirmation of the alleged plot to illegally abduct him in spite of the pending suit against this illegality.
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“As a matter of fact, the court has ordered parties in the matter including the NDLEA to maintain status quo until judgment is delivered on Wednesday 27th May 2015.
NDLEA At Kashamu’s Home
“We have confirmed that this illegality is being designed and executed by Chief Bode George whose wife is the Director General of the NDLEA, all in a bid to score cheap political points.
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“We urge all well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on NDLEA, Chief George and his wife to toe the path of the rule of law and follow due process.
“Nigeria is not a Banana republic! The United States being the bastion of democracy, the rule of law and due process should not lend itself to this kind of illegality”, the statement said.
Earlier in the day, Kashamu was contacted by reporter and he swore to commit suicide if any of the NDLEA officials stormed into his residence.
Kashamu, is a Senator-elect for Ogun East senatorial district under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party, he had been indicted for drug dealing in Chicago in 1998.
