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A Federal High Court, Abuja, Tuesday, refused to grant an interim injunction stopping the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) from extraditing Senator Buruji Kashamu to the United States to face drug related charges.
Justice Babatunde Quadiri declined to issue restraining order against AGF and NDLEA in ex-parte application by Kashamu.
Justice Quadri in declining the request said the course of justice would not be served if he granted the order, moreso, in view of the sensitivity of the issue in dispute.
He noted that the merit of justice will not be served if the respondents are restrained on the extradition matter at the ex-parte stage.
The Judge consequently ordered the Senator to put the AGF and NDLEA on notice on the pendency of the suit against them
In his ruling on the motion, Justice Quadiri ordered the three parties in the matter to maintain status-quo pending the hearing on the originating summon filed by Kashamu against AGF and NDLEA on his planned extradition
Justice Quadiri while refusing to restrain the AGF and NDLEA said he would prefer to give fair hearing to parties in the suit
The judge granted an order to serve the originating summon on NDLEA in the Lagos office on the pendency of the court action
Kashamu had in the ex-parte motion filed on May 18, prayed the court to restrain the AGF and NDLEA from arresting, detaining and extraditing him to the US.
Hearing in the originating summon has been fixed for September 24.
Felix Omohomhion, Abuja
