Following his house arrest caused by the NDLEA, Buruji Kashamu's media aide had accused a Peoples Democratic Party leader, Chief Bode George, as being behind the onslaught against his boss, “in a bid to score cheap political points.”
According to PUNCH, he'd said Bode George was using the influence of his wife who is the Director-General of the agency to make life difficult for his boss.
“We urge all well meaning Nigerians to prevail on NDLEA, Chief George and his wife to toe the path of the rule of law and follow due process.
However, George, speaking from the United Kingdom On Saturday, described the allegation as a ‘huge joke.’
“I don’t understand what this is all about. How does Kashamu’s arrest affect the price of milk? My wife is not the chairman of the NDLEA, so how can I give her orders when she has a boss? Also, that agency always follows due process.
“I am happy that the NDLEA has issued a statement to the effect that Kashamu’s arrest has nothing to do with me or politics. I do not dabble into Ogun State politics.
“Kashamu is like a younger brother to me and he is not known to speak in such a manner. I am sure it is his media adviser that concocted this falsehood.”
I have no hands in Kashamu's arrest - Bode George
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