diplomat, Folake Marcus-Bello, has advised fugitive Nigerian senator, Buruji Kashamu, to voluntarily go to the United States of America and clear his name over the drugs allegation against him, rather than wait until he is extradited.

Ms. Marcus-Bello gave the advice while featuring on a live radio programme on Sweet FM in Abeokuta. She said Mr. Kashamu’s lawyers should have advised him also to go and defend himself.

“Crime does not go away, it does not expire. It will continue to rear its head, nobody can claim he is guilty or innocent until he goes to clear this mess,” who served as Nigeria’s ambassador to Zambia and Malawi said.

Ms. Marcus-Bello, who is also a legal practitioner, encouraged Mr. Kashamu to consider the reputation of himself, family and Nigeria as a country to clear his name.
“For the sake of himself, his family, his constituency of hardworking, honest Ijebus, he should travel to get justice. It is simple, if they are looking for you, buy a ticket and go defend yourself.

“It is like they say they are looking for Folake Marcus Bello for children trafficking. I would buy a ticket and go to the embassy and say ‘here I am, please give me a visa let me go’”
The former Ambassador said some of the statements credited to Mr. Kashamu were shameful.

“It is shameful that somebody at that level, a senator of the Republic of Nigeria representing my constituents in Ogun State would say he would rather die, call up the private army of OPC to fight rather than being taken abroad. Why?”
On Mr. Kashamu’s contention that Nigerian and British courts had acquitted him, the former ambassador argued that it was a faulty argument.

“Look let me tell you, I am a lawyer. Crime never goes away. This is mistake a lot of people make and it is also part of our problem in this country; we don’t know the law, we don’t know our rights, we don’t read, we don’t learn. It is a simple matter.

“Crime does not go away. If you have committed a crime and you have not served the punishment for that crime, let us assume you committed a crime at age 21, you can go on till you are 90, the day you are caught you will be tried and you will serve the punishment.

“He is my Senator, some of us from his constituency will escort him to ensure he gets justice. We know he will get justice, it is an organised society. Let him clear this for the sake of Ogun State, for the sake of Ijebus for the sake of Nigeria. It is just a question of taking a flight to defend himself”

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Politicians !!!!

Afonja isn't courageous enough to go there.

Oya gooooooo

U mean he shud go?

Defend ko defender of the universe ni? Make dem hold baba for jail abi

when they hear news of the suffering of the common men they pretend to be busy and ignorant. But you will see how they respond to insults or criticisms? These men are just heartless.

Is he a US subject that he must go and clear himself there.

Abi oo.....I no steal, I no kidnap wetin I come dey run for?

"USA NO BE HEAVEN" kashamu 2017

He knows he's guilty. A clear conscience fears nothing

Tifemide2017:

Same way Ojukwu was so courageous that he never had to run to Ivory Coast.

Na goods him be

Well Mr kashew should never go there oooooo aaaah nawah nah trump no be buhari oo

Kashamu will be like "come and carry me go America"!

Clear yourself and stop raising dust

where is that basket mouth Agbero Fayose that was shouting Aisha Buhari should travel to USA to clear herself. Y is he not opening his dirty mouth now to kashamu drug case in USA

True talk

Dat guy know watin he do no amount of sane talk will make dat drug baron go u.s , but afonjas sha una just voting for a big belle crook to represent una even wen he had a case dat time

A drug baron, who was declared wanted in the US, nw a senator in Nigeria, this is really serious , well Oga prove them wrong by going to US

Free the man jare. When Obasanjo a sitting president was sharing bed with him so he can use hisdrug funds to fight a sitting governor in OGD. When he was rolling out trailers of rice and tanker of kerosene and a sitting president in God gave him full backing. When Ogun (ijebus) voted this man against a Dapo Abiodun (fuel subsidy thief) they knew they were picking between 2criminals. When this same man sat in the upper chambers and senators see no wrong in it then I beg to ask WHICH LAW IS THIS POLITICAL APPOINTEE TALKING ABOUT

TheABOMINATION:
Is he a US subject that he must go and clear himself there.

He's a fugitive criminal not a US subject. He committed a crime there so he should go and clear his name iif he's nothing to hide.

Guy you harsh ooo. U go dig the poor person background. You are also in the same category with him now. No be JUNE 04 2016 u join?

Haba, is it by force to go to US? abeg give me the US visa let me go to Us.

Tifemide2017:

Same way Ojukwu was so courageous that he never had to run to Ivory Coast.

This trailer jam badt gab