Amazing inside story of the world
of fugitive politician Kashamu Buruji is out.
And the story reels out like one
out of the story book of world acclaimed characters.
Here are the details
If you
call him Esho Jinadu or Kasham Buruji, you are still referring to the same
mystery money man who was born Musefau omoburujimi Oshodipe.
Kasham
Buruji, now an elected Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria means so many
things to many people. In his home town of Ijebu-Igbo and many parts of the
rocky state of Ogun, he is a cheerful giver who loves to see smiles on people’s
faces; to social crusaders, he is well loved that an appearance at an occasion
could change the colour of the event to a lively one; to musicians who love to
sing his praise to high heaven, he is a Father Christmas of no equal. And to
the American Law, he still needs to clear the cloud hovering over his
involvement in the trade of devil’s dust which the Americans are bent on
unraveling through any means possible
You are
indeed welcomed to the world of a man who decided to take up a name that was
earned from his father’s sobriquet
‘Catch am’ while still working as a court bailiff. Then, we reliably
gathered that his father who was a court bailiff those days was in the habit of
releasing accused persons intentionally and he would later run after them with
the phrase ‘Catch Am’ permanently on his lips. This, we gathered was how ‘Catch
Am’ became Kasham.
Give it
to him; his story is definitely ‘From grass to grace’. Someone who started as a
‘motorboy’ to a timber lorry to become one of the wealthiest men to come out of
Ogun State. His story is truly a story of fortune, perseverance and
determination of a man who encountered wealth through various means in his
quest for survival.
Esho
Jinadu as he is popularly called was very famous in the 80s and 90s; he was
among the few socialites who sprayed musicians in foreign currencies in the
social circles. His birth name is Musefau Oshodipe, a former car dealer who has
an automobile car shop called Jinsod Motors (coinage of Esho Jinadu) situated
along Allen Avenue, Ikeja in Lagos. He first had an encounter with the law when
a certain Salako was caught with the devil’s dust and later confessed that the
popular socialite was the stronghold of the illicit trade.
The
allegation by Salako sent the laws on the trail of the big spender that they
mounted a manhunt both at his house and his office at Allen Avenue.
Tales had
it that after waiting for three days at the Car Lot, out of nowhere, Esho
Jinadu surfaced. Many people especially his friends and workers were surprised
and wanted to know why he gave himself up the way he did. It was later learnt
that he banked on one of his neighbours on Allen Avenue, Aina Marshal advice
whom he felt had an influence on the law and can sway things his way. It was
this friend that told him to give himself up with a promise to help him out.
But unfortunately his supposedly good friend did nothing but tricked and
betrayed him because unknown to the Ogun politician, he had scores to settle
with him.
As soon
as he finally showed up, he was apprehended and promptly taken into their
custody at Ilupeju area of Lagos.
Till
date, it still remains a mystery how he was able to break out from
incarceration. However, words had it that it was his mother who was popularly
referred to as Alhaja that helped him spiritually to escape from the laws. It
was at this point that he relocated to Cotonou in neighbouring Benin Republic.
Though, he was able to escape at that time, the terrified law officers made
sure they arrested many people who visited him before his escape including the
late iron merchant, Tejumola. Anyone is in doubt should confirm from NDLEA.
While in Cotonu, he also found himself in
trouble with the law again and there he was also sent to the higher school of
life. It was during his time in detention in the French speaking West African
country that he met and got a contact that turned his life totally around that
he became very rich. It was at this point he felt he needed a change of
identity, hence Esho Jinadu ‘died’ and Kasham Buruji resurrected.
How He
Fought His Former Best Friend Till Death
Those who
know Esho Jinadu then would readily attest to the fact that he was very close
to another socialite and town’s man, Prince Muyiwa Awolesi. Their friendship
then was so solid that many wished they were like them. But, the friendship
could not stand the test of time because Kasham believed that his dear friend
betrayed him at a time he was in trouble. According to a close source, when,
the Laws came hunting for Kasham, many of his cars were driven to Palm
Groove/Onipanu area of Ikorodu Road that used to be the residence of Muyiwa
Awolesi. But, there was an allegation that after Kasham relocated to Benin
Republic, Muyiwa helped himself with the cars and never remitted any of the
money to Kasham. Aside that, it was even alleged that Muyiwa ‘eat’ out of the
nature’s pot of the friend’s wife who was popularly called ‘Iya Sheri’ before
Kasham could navigate his way back to his country of birth.
How He Ran Out Of Ijebu-Igbo
Today, in
Ijebu-Igbo in Ogun State, there is a gigantic mosque built by Burji Kasham.
Nevertheless,
the good intent of the mosque gift by the benevolent businessman, account has
it that the mosque was built at the scene where Kasham mistakenly ran over
someone when he tried to move the lorry he was working with. The incident was
what took him out of Ijebu-Igbo, we were told.
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