The media aide to embattled
senator Dino Melaye,Gideon Ayodele has said that his principal is currently at
the Police Medical Centre in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, hours after a
magistrate remanded the senator in police custody.
Gideon also disclosed that the
senator’s lawyers would file fundamental rights enforcement at the Federal High
Court, Lokoja, on Friday morning.
He said the lawyers believe the
decision to remand Mr Melaye in police custody was flawed.
He noted that the team would
spare no effort in ensuring that Melaye does not spend six weeks in custody as
ruled by Mr Abdullah.
“It is important that we approach
the Federal High Court tomorrow morning,” Ayodele added.
The police arraigned Mr Melaye
before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lokoja on Thursday on seven counts of
criminal conspiracy and unlawful possession of firearms.
Sulyman Abdullah, a senior magistrate
in his ruling said Melaye should be remanded in police custody till June 11 but
the Inspector-General of Police must provide essentials for his health.
According to his lawyer, Mike
Ezekhome, the police had insisted that Melaye be remanded in prision despite
concerns from other lawmakers at the National Assembly.
At Thursday’s plenary in the
House of Representatives, Speaker Yakubu Dogara warned the police to be
professional with Melaye’s case, saying his health should be prioritised.
“I have not seen in any country
where someone is arraigned in court on stretchers when he or she is not fit to
plead guilty or not guilty,” Mr Dogara said. “If anything happens to him,
(Dino) the responsibility will be on the security agency,” Dogara had said.
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Why didn't you say so during the arraigned of Diezani Allison madu?? You people are bias and selfish you only know yourself. God de
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