NDLEA formally applies for Buruji Kashamu extradition to US
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has formally applied for the extradition of embattled Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu to the US.
The agency said further that the notice of said application had been served on Kashamu.
This was disclosed on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, by NDLEA spokesperson, Mitchell Ofoyeju.
“In
an application made to the Chief Judge, Federal High Court, Abuja, in
suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/479/2015, the office of the Attorney General of
the Federation is seeking the extradition of Buruji Kashamu to answer
alleged drug trafficking charges,” Ofoyeju said according to The Nation.
“This
is in line with the Extradition Act CAP, E25 Laws of the Federation of
Nigeria 2004 (as modified by Extradition Act Modification Order, 2014).
The notice of the suit was officially served on Kashamu by the NDLEA on
June 1, 2015,” he added.
The NDLEA had
launched a siege on Kashamu’s Lekki, Lagos home on Saturday, May 23, but
failed to secure an arrest for lack of a warrant.
Credit: Pulse
Credit: Pulse
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Federal High Court subsequently urged officials of the agency to vacate
Kashamu’s home pending the determination of a suit instituted by him.
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