Kashamu Buruji
This was revealed by his lawyer, Mr. Ajibola
Oluyede, in a petition to the National Human
Rights Commission, NHRC.
In the petition, Oluyede also accused former
president, Olusegun Obasanjo, of being behind
the plot to extradite Kashamu.
According to Oluyede, “Kashamu’s enquiry
revealed that indeed there had been moves by
US officials within the region to secure the
assistance of the head of the INTERPOL
division in Nigeria, Mr. Solomon Arase, a
Deputy Inspector General of Police, for the
arrest and delivery to the US officials of
Kashamu for transportation to the US without
following the due process required by the
Nigeria Extradition Act.
“Mr. Kashamu’s informant revealed that Arase
has confirmed that Donna Chabot approached
him in January 2015. The said Ms Chabot is
an attaché with the Department of Homeland
Security, Immigration and Customs
Enforcement at the American Embassy route
Des Almedies BP, 49, Dakar, Senegal and
requested that INTERPOL Nigeria assist in the
abduction of Kashamu for the purpose of his
forcible transportation to the U.S. to face trial
before Judge Norgel.”
According to Saharareporters, the name of the
self-acclaimed philanthropist and a stalwart
of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, came
up in a Court ruling dated September 25, 2009
by Judge Charles R. Norgle of the United
States District Court in Chicago, Illinois in
which the Judge upheld Kashamu’s
indictment by the U.S government on drug
trafficking charges and conspiracy to smuggle
heroin into the country. Kashamu was
described by the U.S government as the
kingpin of the drug cartel.
In his response, Kashamu published several
rebuttals in the newspapers and alleged that
he was not the one being sought after by the
United States Government, but that the
alleged crime was committed by one of his
brothers who is now dead. Kashamu, in his
defence, also claims that he had been cleared
by a British Court and produced what purports
to be the decision of a Magistrates’ Court in
England. Kashamu also referred to his
issuance of German visa sequel to his
clearance by international security agencies as
a further proof that he is not a fugitive and
that the U.S. may have been looking for a
wrong person.
However, the matter is far from over as the
United States government insists that the man
the U.S government is looking for is no other
person than Buruji Kashamu, not his brother
and that the government of the U.S. still
regards Buruji Kashamu as a drug kingpin and
a fugitive from the United States law.
The U.S. further states that it has never
withdrawn its warrant of arrest against
Kashamu, maintaining further that the charges
against Kashamu remain pending and will
request for his extradition from Nigeria in due
course.
The United States Government has also
accused Buruji Kashamu of using fraudulent
means to obtain a German Visa in 2009. The
U.S government notes in its brief that
Kashamu communicated with German officials
using the name “Buruji Kashamu Shodipe”
instead of Buruji Kashamu. According to the
U.S. government, Kashamu was indicted in the
United States under the name “Buruji
Kashamu” and the warrant of arrest against
him was issued in that same name. It is the
position of the U.S. that any confusion by
German officials that led to the issuance of a
Schengen visa to Kashamu may have been
caused by Kashamu’s use of the surname
“Shodipe” in his application and
communications with the German consulate.
Saharareporters investigation has revealed
that there is indeed, a pending criminal action
against Mr. Buruji before the United States
District Court, Northern District of Illinois
involving fifteen people. The Case 1:94-
cr-00172 is before Hon. Judge Charles R.
Norgle. While Kashamu’s other coconspirators
had been jailed, Kashamu’s case is being held
under the fugitive Calendar.
In February, 2009, Kashamu hired a team of
lawyers to appear for him in the case for the
purpose of filing a Motion requesting the
Court to quash the arrest warrant which his
lawyers led by Pravin B. Rao did.
In the Motion to quash the arrest warrant, Mr.
Pravin Rao made copious reference to the
United Kingdom’s extradition proceedings in
which Kashamu was freed after spending five
years in British jail. His lawyers also pleaded
res judicata and argued that the U.K.
decisions are final and should therefore, be
binding on the U.S.
In its response, the United States government
disagreed with Kashamu on all four grounds
and argued that Kashamu’s Motion to quash
arrest warrant should be denied by the Court.
On September, 25, 2009, the District Court
Judge upheld the U.S. position and denied
Kashamu’s Motion to quash his arrest
warrant. The judge also declared Buruji
Kashamu a fugitive.
However, Kahamu’s lawyers filed another
Motion praying the Court to reconsider its
decision of September 25, 2009.
Trouble started for Kashamu when in March
1994, defendant Kary Hayes, a passenger
arriving at O’Hare International Airport
(“O’Hare”) on a flight from Zurich, Switzerland,
was arrested after he tried to smuggle into the
United States a suitcase containing
approximately 14.16 pounds of heroin. Hayes
was one of a long line of couriers in a heroin
smuggling operation allegedly led by
Kashamu. The government charged Hayes and
other couriers after this initial arrest. Many of
these couriers cooperated and provided
information about their contacts with
Kashamu.
On May 21, 1998, a grand jury charged
Kashamu and others in a Second Superseding
Indictment with conspiracy to import heroin
into the United States in violation of Title 21,
United States Code, Section 963. Between July
7, 1998 and January 27, 1999, nine of the
fourteen defendants named in the Second
Superseding Indictment pleaded guilty. These
nine defendants admitted their participation in
the heroin smuggling organization and all
acknowledged that Kashamu, the man they
called “Alaji” or “God,” was the person
ultimately in charge of the heroin smuggling
organization. Some of these couriers, including
defendants Catherine Cleary Wolters and
Nicholas Fillmore, Jr., had visited with
Kashamu at his residence in Benin in
connection with the heroin smuggling
organization.
One of the couriers, defendant Ellen Wolters,
had a romantic relationship with Kashamu.
The smuggling trips and trips to visit
Kashamu in Benin were documented by,
among other things, money transfer orders
from Western Union and American Express,
flight records, credit card charges, hotel
records, and telephone call detail records. The
telephone records, for example, reflected calls
from the couriers to Kashamu’s residence in
Benin.
Kashamu was ordered detained following his
December 1998 arrest and he was incarcerated
in London’s Brixton Prison during the
pendency of extradition proceedings based on
the government’s warrant in the instant case.
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I don't know when the US and co will start requesting extradition of looters like Nyako,Tinubu,IBB,Obasanjo,etc.
I guess that's because it's their loot stashed in their banks that sustains d economy of d west.
A single treasury looters is way worse than 100 drug dealers,at least,nobody forces another person to use drugs.

Hehehe.

Shebi he said he's "Prince Kashamu", and the "Kashamu" whose case is pending in court isn't him. Better breeze go soon blow for this fowl side.

eyyahhh!!!!! had it been GEJ was re elected he would have been safe for the next four years

dokyOloye:
[s]I don't know when the US and co will start requesting extradition of looters like Nyako,Tinubu,IBB,Obasanjo,etc.
I guess that's because it's their loot stashed in their banks that sustains d economy of d west.
A single treasury looters is way worse than 100 drug dealers,at least,nobody forces another person to use drugs.[/s]

Use your brain for once if you have any

Tinubu has been without immunity for the past 8years

Is it that everyone in PDP is afraid of writing a petition,submit same to EFCC and have them act on it for once


The man has been dancing 'Sekem' all over PDP running them ragged and out of town yet all what charlatans like you can do is to come online to cry 'a wo lam ooo' (apologies to African China CRISES)

dokyOloye:
I don't know when the US and co will start requesting extradition of looters like Nyako,Tinubu,IBB,Obasanjo,etc.
I guess that's because it's their loot stashed in their banks that sustains d economy of d west.
A single treasury looters is way worse than 100 drug dealers,at least,nobody forces another person to use drugs.

Only if it is proven that they committed the crime in a US soil like this Chalatant

He must be made to face justice. The new Nigeria does not shield, pardon nor empower criminals.

Since he is sure he is not the one Kashamu should shame OBJ once and for all by taking a trip to USA for a short vacation.

Sooroptimist1:


Use your brain for once if you have any

Tinubu has been without immunity for the past 8years

Is it that everyone in PDP is afraid of writing a petition,submit same to EFCC and have them act on it for once


The man has been dancing 'Sekem' all over PDP running them ragged and out of town yet all what charlatans like you can do is to come online to cry 'a wo lam ooo' (apologies to African China CRISES)

Bastard,must U abuse b4 U make Ur point?
The earlier U leave this Ur e-thug bizness and get a proper job,the better.
Ewu,
Ikpu nne gi there.

drnoel:


Only if it is proven that they committed the crime in a US soil like this Chalatant

Parts of their loots stolen from Africa must have surely been hidden in banks and used to buy properties in d US and Europe,but trust me,d hypocritical white man will never make a noise about that cos their economies will take a hit if all such monies are repatriated.

The biggest barons has always come from that side, but later they want us to know they are not into drugs.. . Conies with their conehead are good only in propaganda and lies