THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday told a Federal High Court in Abuja that it is not taking any action yet on the request of the United States of America (USA) to extradite the Senator representing Ogun East in the Senate, Senator Buruji Kashamu.
Counsel to the agency, Mike Kassa informed the court that contrary to the claims of the Senator of strange move against him, the NDLEA has abided by the order of another court that status quo be maintained for now.
Kashamu had, through his counsel Olusegun Odubela (SAN), prayed the court to order NDLEA not to arrest him since he had already instituted a court action on his fundamental rights to liberty.
Specifically, Kashamu’s counsel, Odubela asked the court to compel the agency to make undertaken before the court that no action would be taken against his client, especially arrest on extradition.
But, Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed, reminded Odubela that he had on May 30, 2018, declined to grant an order of Interim Injunction during an exparte application and that he would not overrule himself.
However, following persistent demand by Odubela for the court to make a categorical pronouncement, the NDLEA lawyer, cut in and explained to the judge that his client was not making any move in the direction of fears repeatedly expressed by Kashamu.
The counsel informed the court that the ruling of Justice Babatunde Quadri on June 4, 2018, on the status quo subsisted and is been obeyed by the NDLEA.
Justice Mohammed, however, adjourned the matter till October 18, 2018, to enable NDLEA to respond to the originating summons of Kashamu filed against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and the agency.
In the originating summons, Kashamu had prayed the court to stop the Federal government from extraditing him to America on the grounds that such action would lead to the breach of his fundamental rights to freedom of liberty.
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