The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it will obey the decision of the court of competent jurisdiction on the ongoing case involving a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu.
In a statement on Wednesday, the NDLEA said as a government agency and a law enforcement institution that has respect for the rule of law, it will abide by the decisions of a competent court.
In the statement signed by its Head of Public Affairs, Mitchel Ofoyeju, the NDLEA said further: “This is a legal issue and the Agency has windows of opportunities to explore legally in advancing its course. NDLEA will not violate court orders or take law into its hands in enforcing its statutory responsibilities.”
It promised to keep the media duly informed of further developments.
The NDLEA had been engaged in a running battle with Kashamu in the bid to arrest and extradite him to the United States of America to answer charges related to drug-peddling.
Kashamu has obtained two court injunctions but the NDLEA had initially spurned the court orders directing that he should not be arrested or extradited.
Operatives of the NDLEA had been in the Lagos home of Kashamu since Saturday morning with the intention of arresting him.
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