A man indicted in America for
allegedly smuggling heroin, in a court case that was the basis for the TV hit
"Orange Is The New Black," has been elected a senator in Nigeria.
Buruji Kashamu was little known before he
returned home in 2003 from Britain despite a U.S. extradition order to become a
major financier of President Goodluck Jonathan's party.
Election results posted late Wednesday
identify Kashamu as a senator-elect in southwest Ogun state. Opponents are
challenging his victory in court, saying ballots were rigged.
