Ogun
State Federal lawmaker and chieftain of the People's Democratic Party,
Buruji Kashamu has lost his bid to stall his arrest by the Americans
over drug trafficking allegations.
Senator Buruji Kashamu
A U.S. appealate court has upheld a ruling against a Nigerian
senator who faces drug charges related to the hit TV show “Orange is the
New Black”, according to the Associated Press.
Chicago prosecutors accuse Buruji Kashamu of heading a heroin
trafficking ring in the 1990s. Kashamu, elected in 2015 from Ogun state,
argues that prosecutors want his dead brother instead.
In an April 2015 filing, Kashamu asked a district court to prevent his “abduction abroad by U.S. authorities.”
The court dismissed the complaint, and the U.S. Seventh Circuit
Court of Appeals upheld the ruling Monday. It said U.S. agents’ attempt
to arrest Kashamu in coordination with local authorities would not
constitute “an attempted abduction.”
A dozen people long ago pleaded guilty in the case, including Piper Kerman, whose memoir was adapted for the Netflix show.
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