International Fugitive and Senator Elect, Kashamu Buruji continues his stay put in his bedroom- talking to his lawyers through the windon.
Here are the details
The
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has advised the Senator-elect for
Ogun-East senatorial district, Mr. Buruji Kashamu, to concentrate his effort on
defending himself before the Federal High Court where he is expected to appear
on Monday (today).
In a
statement by its Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Ofoyeju Mitchell, on Sunday, the
NDLEA urged Kashamu to save his energy for the hearing of the extradition
application.
His
lawyer, Ajibola Oluyede, who spoke with our correspondent near the residence, on
Sunday, said Kashamu who was very had not been allowed to leave his bedroom
since Saturday.Oluyede said,
“He
has been locked inside the room while about 15 armed operatives are in the
house. As I speak to you, I have not even seen him. We have only been talking
through the door.This is disheartening because his little children and his
pregnant wife are all in the house with him.”
When asked to comment on the allegation that Kashamu
threatened suicide, the lawyer said, “
He is
obviously traumatised but I wouldn’t say he is suicidal.”
Oluyede alleged that the NDLEA had no plan of taking Kashamu
to court on Monday (today) but only later decided to do so because the media
got involved.
“Their
plan was to get him as early as 4am and put him on the plane to the United
States. It was never their plan to take him to court. It was when the media
reported the incident that they decided to take him to court,” he said.
About 15 patrol vehicles were seen blocking all entries that
lead to Kashamu’s home while over 20 security agents were seen patrolling the
street.
Residents of the estate were made to take alternative routes
as all roads leading to Kashamu’s home were blocked.
In his reaction, the media aide to Kashamu, Austin Oniyokor,
however, berated the drug agency, accusing it of being the mouthpiece of
Obasanjo and George.
“We do not know when the NDLEA becomes the spokespersons for
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Chief Bode George. We do not need them to tell us
to address our issues.
“We are
addressing our issues. We had told the court of the planned abduction of
Kashamu and the NDLEA was represented. The court had given an order asking all
the parties to stay action, pending the determination of the suit which had
been fixed for Wednesday.”
The agency said it was wrong of Kashamu to finger Obasanjo
and a leader of the PDP in Lagos State, Chief Bode George, as being behind his
present travails.
According to the NDLEA, Kashamu had been on the wanted list
of both the US Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Immigration and Customs
Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security.
Kashamu fell out with former President Olusegun
Obasanjo and teamed up with President Goodluck Jonathan during the battle for
the control of the party in Ogun State.
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