The police have refused to
release Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, despite meeting his bail
condition.
On Friday, a high court in Abuja
granted the Melaye bail on health grounds after about two weeks in detention.
Yusuf Halilu, the judge, had said
the senator granted the senator bail on health grounds.
The bails conditions included
presenting three sureties who reside and have properties in Abuja. The lawmaker
met the conditions on Monday.
The senator surrendered on January
4 after police laid siege to his Abuja residence for about eight days.
The police alleged that
supporters of Melaye shot one Danjuma Saliu, a police officer, in Kogi state in
July. They said Saliu has been in hospital since that time have is not responding
well to treatment.
Speaking on Monday
night, an associate of the senator who did not want to be named, said as of
7pm, Melaye was still being held in police detention.
The source said despite the order
of the court that had been served on police, they want to arraign him “on fresh
charges” on Tuesday.
“His family has not seem him.
Despite the above FCT High Court order of Friday and duly served on the Police,
having met all bail conditions, the police are holding on to Dino Melaye as we
speak now,” the associate said.
“Instead of obeying the court
order above, they have chose to arraign him in court tomorrow on a fresh
charges.”
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Nigerians are watching FG take note: nothing should happened to Melaye period!
ReplyDeletePeople who committed all sort of crime in APC government cannot be question? but you just pick on your opponent for your unreasonable hatred for nothing, God is watching you people and you shall give account one by one
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