AGF writes court, seeks resumption of Melaye’s trial

- Justice Abubakar Malami has written the Abuja Federal High Court over the trial of Senator Dino Melaye

- Malami asked the court to resume the trial of Melaye which was adjourned indefinitely to enable the embattled senator to recuperate

- The senator is being charged for allegedly providing false information of an assassination attempt

The attorney-general of the federation and minister of Justice Abubakar Malami has written the Abuja Federal High Court to resume the trial of Kogi west senator, Dino Melaye, which was adjourned indefinitely to enable the embattled senator to recuperate.

The Punch reports that the letter was addressed to “The chief registrar, High Court of FCT, Maitama, Abuja” was titled, ‘Re; Charge No. CR/106/18: FRN V Senator Dino Melaye; request for a date for trial’.

The AGF’s office is in the case prosecuting Melaye on two counts of deliberately giving false information to the police to frame the Chief of staff to governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state Edward Onoja David, in an alleged assassination attempt on his (Melaye’s) life.

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The letter sent by the office of the director of public prosecutions of the federation and signed “for the honourable attorney-general of the federation” by the prosecuting counsel, Shuaibu Labaran, stated that Melaye had been discharged.

The AGF in his letter, therefore, asked the court to give a new date for the prosecution to open its case. He also urged the court to serve hearing notices on the parties to that effect.

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Part of the letter read: “My lord, following his removal from the ICU, discharged from the National Hospital, Abuja and his subsequent resumption of duty at the National Assembly precisely on May 30 and 31, we humbly apply for a date for the prosecution to open its case in line with the ruling of this honourable court cited above and hearing notices served accordingly.”

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported Senator Dino Melaye was enjoying the support of some of his colleagues and citizens of Nigeria as dozens of placard carrying protesters thronged an Abuja court on Thursday, March 1, to declare support for him.

The Kogi state senator is being charged for allegedly providing false information of an assassination attempt.

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Source: Legit.ng