Buriji Kashamu, the Senator
representing Ogun East Senatorial District has filed two notices of appeal at
the Supreme Court seeking to set aside the recent Court of Appeal judgment.
He also alleged that the
Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami was planning to abduct
and transport him to the United States to face trial.
Kashamu, through his counsel,
averred that the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing his objections.
“The lower court misdirected
itself when it held that the appellant has not made out a case of breach or
likelihood of a breach of his fundamental rights,” Kashamu said.
“It is unfortunte that these
persons have chosen to channel their energies towards blackmailing the AGF to
punish an innocent citizen and achieve a personal vendetta against someone who
is seen as their political foe.
“Their pursuit is of interest to
them even when all right-thinking members of the society know that I have a
right of appeal against the judgment, which right I have immediately
exercised,” Kashamu said.
He urged the AGF not to allow his
office to be used to punish an innocent Nigerian.
“His office should not be used to
punish and unjustly persecute an innocent and patriotic Nigerian, in a bid to
satisfy the desire of some political opponents or external forces whose
interest is to seek and gain political advantage. To do that will be tantamount
to unjustly prosecuting another man’s battle either directly or indirectly.
“The facts of the case speak for
itself. I can no longer be the subject of any extradition case when I had on
two occasions faced extradition proceedings in a foreign land and I was
exonerated and freed to go home.
“The Government of the United
Kingdom has testified through the British High Commission in a letter dated
27th of April, 2015 and addressed to former Inspector-General of Police Solomon
Arase that I was freed from extradition proceedings in their country between
1998 and 2003.
“I am however surprised at the
efforts to blackmail the AGF to entrench the persecution of the last
administration and legalise their illegality.
“If the AGF should painstakingly
study the files with him, he would realise that there are better things to
expend public funds on that engaging private lawyers to pursue a failed course,
which only seeks to satisfy my political foes that have no goodwill in the
society.
“The two British courts gave
judgments in my favour after taking oral and documentary evidence from agents
of the United States Government and the Federal Government of Nigeria,
including top officials of the NDLEA who were summoned by the British courts.
“The NDLEA, in particular, gave
positive evidence that I was not the person involved in the alleged crime and
they have given some evidence here in Nigeria. So, why the sudden change?
“The statement and evidence given by witnesses
who are high-ranking officials of the NDLEA in the British courts represent the
position of the Nigerian Government in that case, including the Office of the
AGF,” Kashamu said.
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Kashamu, go face trial in the United States of America because you are not innocent. If anything at all it is in the US that you got to prove your 'innocence'.
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