- Federal government arraigned Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi west on a two-count charge
- Melaye was accused of deliberately giving false information to the police to frame Edward David, chief of staff of Governor Yahaya Bello for an attempted murder on his life
- The senator, however, said he was ready to go to prison in case the judge didn’t grant him bail
Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi west on Thursday, March 1, displayed a bottle of coke, tissue paper, toothbrush and toothpaste to journalists, saying he was ready to go to prison after he was arraigned.
The Cable reports that the federal government arraigned Melaye on a two-count charge.
It was learnt that he was accused of deliberately giving false information to the police to frame Edward David, chief of staff of Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, for an attempted murder on his life.
Melaye displays toothbrush, tissue paper in court. Photo credit: The Cable
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Also, an allegation was leveled against him that he was making a false statement of facts in a phone conversation with Mohammed Abubakar, son of the late Abubakar Audu, former governor of Kogi, with the intention of harming the reputation of Bello’s chief of staff.
Melaye was, however, granted bail in the sum of N100,000 by Olasumbo Goodluck, the judge handling the matter.
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The senator said: ''I came prepared… just in case the judge didn’t grant me bail, I am ready to go to prison.''
It was gathered that his trial will commence on May 16 and May 17.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported Senator 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 was being charged for allegedly providing false information of an assassination attempt.
Some senators including Ben Murray-Bruce were also said to be in court in solidarity with the Kogi senator.
Kogi West senatorial district to recall senator Dino Melaye from the Nigerian Senate on NAIJ.com TV:
Source: Naija.ng
