How We Arrested Alleged Drug Kingpin, Buruji Kashamu — NDLEA
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade, Sunday explained how the
agency was able to get alleged drug trafficker, now Senator-elect,
Buruji Kashamu, under house arrest in Lagos.
Officials of the agency had on Saturday stormed the Lekki home of
Kashamu, who was allegedly nick-named "God" in the US, and got him
restrained therein.
Thisday reported that before NDLEA Officials coukd place Kashamu on
house arrest, the agency had disarmed the personal guards of the
alleged drug peddling, manning his gates.
The statement went on to state that as at the time of his arrest, the
agency allowed Kashamu's legal attorneys – Daniel Onamusi and
Barrister Oloyede – and close family members, including his wife and
adult daughters, to speak with him and attest to his well-being.
The agency said the house arrest was preparatory to his being
extradited to the United States of America, where he would be tried
for drug trafficking-related offences.
Giade made these disclosures in a statement issued by the agency's
Head of Public Affairs, Mitchel Ofoyeju.
The NDLEA boss said Kashamu has been a target of both the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for
over 20 years.
He said the house arrest is sequel to a formal request for extradition
which the agency received from the Embassy of the United States of
America pending his arraignment before the Federal High Court on
Monday, May 25, 2015.
He said the senator-elect was indicted in the Northern District of
Illinois, United States on charges brought against him by ICE.
The statement reads in part, "Kashamu, who U.S. court documents
alleged was known in his days as the leader of a prolific heroin
trafficking ring based in Chicago, Illinois as "God," "Daddy," and
"Kasmal," is wanted to stand trial for charges of conspiracy and
importation of controlled substances, namely heroin, into the United
States dating back to 1994.
"Kashamu, who holds dual Nigerian/Beninese citizenship, has taken
multiple preemptive actions to thwart U.S. extradition efforts such as
making fanciful claims that his is a case of mistaken identity, and
that his deceased brother is responsible for the crimes he is being
sought after in the United States.
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade, Sunday explained how the
agency was able to get alleged drug trafficker, now Senator-elect,
Buruji Kashamu, under house arrest in Lagos.
Officials of the agency had on Saturday stormed the Lekki home of
Kashamu, who was allegedly nick-named "God" in the US, and got him
restrained therein.
Thisday reported that before NDLEA Officials coukd place Kashamu on
house arrest, the agency had disarmed the personal guards of the
alleged drug peddling, manning his gates.
The statement went on to state that as at the time of his arrest, the
agency allowed Kashamu's legal attorneys – Daniel Onamusi and
Barrister Oloyede – and close family members, including his wife and
adult daughters, to speak with him and attest to his well-being.
The agency said the house arrest was preparatory to his being
extradited to the United States of America, where he would be tried
for drug trafficking-related offences.
Giade made these disclosures in a statement issued by the agency's
Head of Public Affairs, Mitchel Ofoyeju.
The NDLEA boss said Kashamu has been a target of both the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for
over 20 years.
He said the house arrest is sequel to a formal request for extradition
which the agency received from the Embassy of the United States of
America pending his arraignment before the Federal High Court on
Monday, May 25, 2015.
He said the senator-elect was indicted in the Northern District of
Illinois, United States on charges brought against him by ICE.
The statement reads in part, "Kashamu, who U.S. court documents
alleged was known in his days as the leader of a prolific heroin
trafficking ring based in Chicago, Illinois as "God," "Daddy," and
"Kasmal," is wanted to stand trial for charges of conspiracy and
importation of controlled substances, namely heroin, into the United
States dating back to 1994.
"Kashamu, who holds dual Nigerian/Beninese citizenship, has taken
multiple preemptive actions to thwart U.S. extradition efforts such as
making fanciful claims that his is a case of mistaken identity, and
that his deceased brother is responsible for the crimes he is being
sought after in the United States.
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