Court Yet to Fix Date in Application for Kashamu’s Extradition

Tobi Soniyi in abuja

Officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice and lawyers to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Buruji Kashamu, are currently awaiting a hearing date in the extradition application filed before the Federal High Court, Abuja, in relation to Kashamu.

The office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) is seeking the court’s permission to transfer Kashamu to the United States following a purported extradition application by the country (US).

The AGF’s application has been assigned to Justice Gabriel Kolawole of Court Five of the Federal High Court, Abuja. It was further learnt that the judge is yet to fix a date for its hearing.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had on Tuesday said that it had served copies of the extradition application on Kashamu on Monday