Senate on Tuesday asked Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency [NDLEA] and other Security to stop planned extradition of Senator Buruji Kashamu to United States of America on alleged drug offences .
Senate in its resolution directed NDLEA and other interested parties to halt actions in that respect until all court process concerning the matter is settled
Senate decision was sequel to consideration of report presented by Senate Committee Chairman on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Samuel Anyanwu.
Anyanwu, while presenting report, said that the Senator’s travail was being masterminded by some people.
The Committee in the report as submitted by Anyanwu pointedly declared that Kashamu should be allowed to remain free until when the cases in court have been concluded
According to him, the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the office of the Attorney General of the Federation have been orchestrating plans to arrest and take Senator Buruji Kashamu to the US over alleged drug trafficking offences without having regards for some court rulings against such move and even pending cases about it in courts.
He noted that the committee found that out that the Senator had been presented at several courts in Nigeria and has been acquitted of all charges. Based on this, he said the two government institutions should wait for the outcome of fresh cases filed in court before taking any action.
He 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:
“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.”
After exhaustive debate, senate approved the recommendation of the committee that cases already pending in various courts be exhausted before any action on Buruji’s extradition is taken.
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