The police have slammed a
nine-count charge on Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west.
The charges border on lying and
resisting arrest.
They were filed after the senator
fulfilled the bail conditions a high court in Abuja granted him on Friday.
In the charge sheet, one Silas
Omenka was named as a defendant in the suit filed by the police.
It is unclear who Omenka is and
the role he played during the 8-day siege laid to the Abuja residence of the
lawmaker. The siege ended on January 4 when Melaye surrendered to the police.
The senator had been accused of
culpable homicide. The police alleged that in July, his supporters shot one
Danjuma Saliu, an officer in Kogi state.
Below are the charges:
COUNT ONE
That you Senator Dino Melaye ‘m’
45 yrs, representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Eight National
Assembly and Silas Omenka ‘m‘ 38 yrs of Opposite Deeper Life Church, Kabayi,
Mararaba, Nasarawa State on or about the 28th December 2018 at about 1030hrs,
at No. 11 Sangha Street, Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja under the jurisdiction of
this Honourable Court did conspire among yourself to commit an offence to wit:
illegal obstruction of lawful arrest and thereby committed an offence contrary
to Section 97 of the Penal Code.
COUNT TWO
That you Senator Dino Melaye ‘m’
45 yrs, representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Eight National
Assembty on or about the 28‘“ December 2018 at about 1030hrs at No. 11 Sangha
Street. Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja, under the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court did intentionally offered resistance to your lawful arrest, when a team
of Police detectives with a duly signed Warrant of Arrest got to your residence
at No. 11 Sangha Street, Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja to effect your arrest for
the offences of criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide and illegal
possession of prohibited firearms and thereby committed an offence punishable
under Section 172 of the Penal Code.
COUNT THREE
That you Silas Omenka ‘m’ 38 yrs
of Opposite Deeper Life Church, Kabayi, Maraba, Nasarawa State on or about the
28th December 2018 at about 1030hrs, under the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court did intentionally offered illegal obstruction to the lawful arrest of
Senator Dino Melaye for the offences of criminal conspiracy and attempted
culpable homicide and illegal possession of prohibited firearms when a team of
Police detectives with a duly signed Warrant of Arrest got to his residence at
No. 11 Sangha Street, Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja to effect his arrest by
locking the entrance gate and pushed the Detectives with entrance gate with an
intention to obstruct the Detectives from gaining entrance to effect the arrest
of Senator Dino Melaye and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 171
of the Penal Code
COUNT FOUR
That you Senator Dino Melaye ‘m‘
45 yrs, representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Eight National
Assembly on or about the 24th July, 2018 at about 1200hrs at No. 11 Sangha
Street, Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja under the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court did intentionally and without reasonable cause refuse to honour and
attend Police invitation written and signed on 23rd of July, 2018 by the
Commissioner of Police Kogi State command served on you through the Clerk of
the National Assembly Three Arms Zone Central Business District Abuja to report
at the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police Kogi State Command in
respect of a case of Criminal Conspiracy and attempted Culpable Homicide and
thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 136 of the Penal Code.
COUNT FIVE
That you Senator Dino Melaye ‘m’
45 yrs, representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Eight National
Assembly on or about the 28th December, 2018 at about 1700hrs at No 11 Sangha
Street, Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja under the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court did intentionally inform the public through a telephone conversation when
a team of Police detectives with a duly signed Warrant of Arrest got to your
residence at No. 11 Sangha Street, Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja to effect your
arrest which was aired on Channels television that you were outside Abuja and
that you will make yourself available as soon as you are back to Abuja whereas you
were at Abuja, an information you know to be false and thereby committed an
offence punishable under Section 138 of the Penal Code.
COUNT SIX
That you Senator Dino Melaye ‘m‘
45 yrs, representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Eight National Assembly
on or about the 28th December, 2018 at about 1030hrs at No. 11 Sangha Street,
Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja under the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court
did intentionally inform the public through a telephone conversation when a
team of Police detectives with a duly signed Warrant of Arrest got to your
residence at No. 11 Sangha Street, Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja to effect your
arrest which was aired on Channels television that you were outside Abuja and
that you will make yourself available as soon as you are back to Abuja whereas
you were at Abuja and knowing it to be likely acted upon by the Police, which
would have if acted upon prevented your arrest and pave way for your escape
from arrest and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 140 of
the Penal Code.
COUNT SEVEN
That you Senator Dino Melaye ‘m’
45yrs, representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Eight National
Assembly on or about the 28th December, 2018 at about 1100hrs at your residence
at No 11 Sangha Street, Off Mississippi Maitama Abuja under the jurisdiction of
this Honourable Court did intentionally inform the public on tweeter that the
Police Detectives are trying to plant guns in your cars outside, an information
you know to be false and having reason to believe that such imputation will
harm the reputation of the Police and you thereby committed an offence
punishable under Section 392 of the Penal Code.
COUNT EIGHT
That you Senator Dino Melaye ‘m’
45 yrs, representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Eight National
Assembly on or about the 25th December, 2018 at about 1300hrs at No. 11 Sangha
Street, Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja under the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court did intentionally with intent to excite feeling of disaffection by the
public against the members of the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector
General of Police twitted that the Inspector General of Police has planned to
arrest and inject you to death and that the Inspector General of Police has
deployed Commissioner of Police (CP) Kogi State Command to carry out the plan
an information you know to be false and against the Administration of Justice
in Nigeria, thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 416 of the
Penal Code.
COUNT NINE
That you Senator Dino Melaye ‘m’
45 yrs, representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Eight National
Assembly on or about the 25th December, 2018 at about 1300hrs at No. 11 Sangha
Street, Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja under the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court did intentionally make a false statement that the Inspector General of
Police has planned to arrest and inject you to death and that the Inspector
General of Police has deployed Commissioner of Police (CP) Kogi State Command
to carry out the plan an information knowing or having reason to believe that
such injurious falsehood will harm the reputation of the person of the
Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris and thereby committed an
offence punishable under Section 393 of the Penal Code.
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