NDLEA tells Kashamu to surrender and quit blaming Obasanjo, George

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has advised Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu to stop blaming former president, Olusegun Obasanjo and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George for his problems.

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A statement on Sunday signed by its spokesperson, Ofoyeju Mitchel, said “The fact is that a formal request for his extradition had been received from the Embassy of the United States of America.”
“According to official report, Kashamu has been on the wanted list of both the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
“Kashamu was indicted in the Northern District of Illinois, United States on charges brought against him by ICE. According to the United States court documents, Kashamu in his days as the leader of a prolific heroin trafficking ring based in Chicago, Illinois was known as ‘God,’ ‘Daddy,’ and ‘Kasmal’.
“He is wanted to stand trial on charges of conspiracy and importation of controlled substances, namely heroin, into the United States dating back to 1994.”
Meanwhile, Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) yesterday said that the on going effort by federal government through the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to extradite Ogun State Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu to the United States is in line with the law.
He advised Kashamu to surrender himself for trial in the United States instead of embarking on a prolonged legal battle in Nigeria.
Falana pointed out that there was an extradition treaty between Nigeria and the United States, which was signed on June 24, 1935 and entered into force on June 24, 1935.
He said though the treaty was signed with the United States by the British colonial regime, the treaty was like several others, adopted by the federal government.