The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23, to rule on the contempt proceedings filed by Senator Buruji Kashamu against the Federal Government for allegedly disobeying an order of the court.
The trial judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba, fixed the date after rejecting an application by the NDLEA asking for the vacation of the order which restrained security agencies in Nigeria from arresting or extraditing Senator Kashamu on allegations of drug trafficking.
The NDLEA’s Director of Prosecution, Mr James Sunday, had told Justice Buba that the court was misled by Kashamu’s lawyer to grant the ex-parte order.
Justice Buba also rejected another application for a stay of the proceedings filed by Mr Emeka Ngige, the counsel representing the office of the Attorney General of the Federation.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria had urged the court to stay the proceedings pending the hearing and determination of an appeal filed before the Court of Appeal.
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