Dino Melaye
Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi west at the Senate has said his spirit and resolve is unshakable in the face of the police case he is facing. The senator made the statement on Instagram on Friday, May 18.
The senator representing Kogi west senatorial district, Dino Melaye, on Monday, May 7, said he jumped out of police vehicle conveying him to Lokoja because tear gas canisters were used on him twice in the vehicle.
Senate president, Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives have complained to President Muhammadu Buhari about the treatment Senator Dino Melaye was receiving in the hands of the police chief, Ibrahim Idris.
The writer, Buchi Obichie, opines that events of Sunday, April 28, when the people of Kogi West Senatorial District refused to recall Dino Melaye, shows that the nation’s political landscape is changing; and this is good for 2019.
The spokesperson for Senator Dino Melaye has disclosed that his principal is at the Police Medical Center in Lokoja. This is following the decision of a magistrates’ court to remand Melaye in police custody for six weeks.
The High Court, sitting in Lokoja the Kogi state capital has ordered that Dino Melaye representing Kogi west senatorial district in the National Assembly, be moved to the National Hospital Abuja, for further treatment.
The Nigerian Police Force has been asked by the speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to ensure the safety of embattled Senator Dino Melaye. According to Dogara, prosecution cannot come at the expense of death.
The lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial district in the Senate, Dino Melaye, has been denied bail. Recall that he was conveyed in an ambulance by the police authorities for his appearance in court on Thursday, May 3.
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has confirmed that the senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, actually jumped from a police vehicle. He said Melaye had to force his way out of the vehicle the second time he was tear-gassed.
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