The embattled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart elected as senator to represent Ogun East Federal Constituency in the incoming 8th assembly, Mr Buruji Kashamu has described the decision by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to surround his house as illegal. Kashamu made this known via a statement signed by his media aide, Austin Oniyokor.
The agency surrounded is house situated in Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State early this morning with a view to arresting and extraditing him to the United States of America (USA) to face charges bordering on Drug trafficking.
This, according to him, is illegal in view of the fact that the case is pending in court and that the court had advised that status quo be maintained until the outcome of the case.
"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." Oniyokor said.
"We have confirmed that they do not have a warrant of arrest, just as the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has said that it did not give any order to carry out this illegality." he claimed.
“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.
“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.
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