Senator-Elect Kashamu Threatens Suicide As NDLEA Lays Siege To His Lagos Home

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday laid siege to the Lagos home of senator-elect Buruji Kashamu who is wanted by prosecutors in the US to face drug smuggling charges.In a telephone conversation with a correspondent of SaharaReporters, a distraught Mr. Kashamu threatened to kill himself rather than surrender himself to what he views as an unjust attempt to extradite him to the US.

US authorities have named Mr. Kashamu as a major drug supplier in a high-profile drug case that has spun off the hit TV series “Orange is the New Black.”Mr. Kashamu has however claimed that the alleged drug kingpin is his brother.