by Kingseyi Wed Jul 25, 2018 6:13 pmABUJA- The Nigerian Police Force, on
Wednesday, arraigned Senator Dino Melaye
before an Abuja High Court sitting in Apo over
allegation that he attempted to kill himself by
jumping out of a vehicle conveying him to
Lokoja to face criminal trial.
Melaye was in the charge that was endorsed by
the Inspector General of Police, alleged to have
escaped from custody, after he broke the glass
on the second window of a bus belonging to the
Police, using his left elbow.
The lawmaker was said to have jumped into a
White Toyota Hilux with registration number
Kaduna MKA 603GY.
According to the Police, his action amounted to
an offence punishable under section 327 of the
Penal Code Law.
Meanwhile, Melaye who was among 14 Senators
that decamped from the ruling All Progressive
Congress, APC, into the opposition Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday, pleaded not
guilty to the six-count charge police entered
against him, even as his lawyer, Chief Mike
Ozekhome, SAN, applied for his release on bail
pending trial.
Ozekhome who drew attention of the court to
the fact that his client was previously granted
bail on the same charge by an Abuja Chief
Magistrate Court, said the lawmaker would be
available to face his trial.
The bail application was not opposed by Police
lawyer, Dr. Alex Iziyon, SAN, who left the issue
to the discretion of the court.
Consequently, trial Justice Slyvanus Oriji who
sat as a vacation judge, granted the defendant
bail to the tune of N5million with two sureties in
like sum.
The court stressed that one of the sureties must
be a Director in the Federal Civil Service who is
resident in Abuja.
Justice Oriji who also ordered the surties to
depose an affidavit of means, said Melaye
should be remanded in prison custody in the
event that he failed to meet the bail conditions.
It will be recalled that Police had on May 2,
docked Melaye who is representing Kogi West
Senatorial District, before a Chief Magistrate
Court in Abuja, after he was brought before the
court on a stretcher.
Though he was granted bail to the tune of
N90m, the matter was subsequently struck out.
Meantime, some of the counts in the fresh
charge Police lodged against him over before
the high court, read: “That you Senator Dino
Melaye of 11 Sangha street Maitama on the 24th
of April 2018 within the jurisdiction of this
honourable court while being conveyed in a
white Police Haice Bus with a Registration
Number marked NPF 3354D to lokoja, Kogi
State by police officers to be arraigned in court
for conspiracy and unlawful possession of
firearms in charge number CMCL/145C/2018
filed at the Chief Magistrate Court Lokoja Kogi
State intentionally obstructed the police officers
from conveying you to lokoja by forcing your
way out of the said bus and escaped and
thereby committed an offence.
“That you Senator Dino Melaye of 11 Sangha
street Maitama on the 24th of April 2018 within
the jurisdiction of this honourable court while
being conveyed in a white Police Haice Bus with
a Registration Number marked NPF 3354D to
lokoja, Kogi State by police officers to be
arraigned in court for conspiracy and unlawful
possession of firearms in charge number
CMCL/145C/2018 filed at the Chief Magistrate
Court Lokoja Kogi State forced your way out of
the bus when you were to be rearrested by the
same police officer, you threatened to kill
yourself and put the police officers in trouble
which prevented them from re-arresting you and
thereby committed an offence.
“That you Senator Dino Melaye of 11 Sangha
street Maitama on the 24th of April 2018 within
the jurisdiction of this honourable court while
being conveyed in a white Police Haice Bus with
a Registration Number marked NPF 3354D to
lokoja, Kogi State by police officers to be
arraigned in court for conspiracy and unlawful
possession of firearms in charge number
CMCL/145C/2018 filed at the Chief Maistrate
Court Lokoja Kogi State forced your way out of
the police bus and escaped by means of White
Toyota Hilux with registration number Kaduna
MKA 603GY and hereby committed an offence.
“That you Senator Dino Melaye of 11 Sangha
street Maitama on the 24th of April 2018 within
the jurisdiction of this honourable court while
being conveyed in a white Police Haice Bus with
a Registration Number marked NPF 3354D to
lokoja, Kogi State by police officers to be
arraigned in court for conspiracy and unlawful
possession ofrge number CMCL/145C/2018 filed
at the Chief Maistrate Court Lokoja Kogi State
broke with your left elbow the glass on the
second window to the last at the left side of the
said bus belonging to the Nigerian Police force
and thereby committed an offence punishable
under Section 327 of the penal code law”.
Wednesday, arraigned Senator Dino Melaye
before an Abuja High Court sitting in Apo over
allegation that he attempted to kill himself by
jumping out of a vehicle conveying him to
Lokoja to face criminal trial.
Melaye was in the charge that was endorsed by
the Inspector General of Police, alleged to have
escaped from custody, after he broke the glass
on the second window of a bus belonging to the
Police, using his left elbow.
The lawmaker was said to have jumped into a
White Toyota Hilux with registration number
Kaduna MKA 603GY.
According to the Police, his action amounted to
an offence punishable under section 327 of the
Penal Code Law.
Meanwhile, Melaye who was among 14 Senators
that decamped from the ruling All Progressive
Congress, APC, into the opposition Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday, pleaded not
guilty to the six-count charge police entered
against him, even as his lawyer, Chief Mike
Ozekhome, SAN, applied for his release on bail
pending trial.
Ozekhome who drew attention of the court to
the fact that his client was previously granted
bail on the same charge by an Abuja Chief
Magistrate Court, said the lawmaker would be
available to face his trial.
The bail application was not opposed by Police
lawyer, Dr. Alex Iziyon, SAN, who left the issue
to the discretion of the court.
Consequently, trial Justice Slyvanus Oriji who
sat as a vacation judge, granted the defendant
bail to the tune of N5million with two sureties in
like sum.
The court stressed that one of the sureties must
be a Director in the Federal Civil Service who is
resident in Abuja.
Justice Oriji who also ordered the surties to
depose an affidavit of means, said Melaye
should be remanded in prison custody in the
event that he failed to meet the bail conditions.
It will be recalled that Police had on May 2,
docked Melaye who is representing Kogi West
Senatorial District, before a Chief Magistrate
Court in Abuja, after he was brought before the
court on a stretcher.
Though he was granted bail to the tune of
N90m, the matter was subsequently struck out.
Meantime, some of the counts in the fresh
charge Police lodged against him over before
the high court, read: “That you Senator Dino
Melaye of 11 Sangha street Maitama on the 24th
of April 2018 within the jurisdiction of this
honourable court while being conveyed in a
white Police Haice Bus with a Registration
Number marked NPF 3354D to lokoja, Kogi
State by police officers to be arraigned in court
for conspiracy and unlawful possession of
firearms in charge number CMCL/145C/2018
filed at the Chief Magistrate Court Lokoja Kogi
State intentionally obstructed the police officers
from conveying you to lokoja by forcing your
way out of the said bus and escaped and
thereby committed an offence.
“That you Senator Dino Melaye of 11 Sangha
street Maitama on the 24th of April 2018 within
the jurisdiction of this honourable court while
being conveyed in a white Police Haice Bus with
a Registration Number marked NPF 3354D to
lokoja, Kogi State by police officers to be
arraigned in court for conspiracy and unlawful
possession of firearms in charge number
CMCL/145C/2018 filed at the Chief Magistrate
Court Lokoja Kogi State forced your way out of
the bus when you were to be rearrested by the
same police officer, you threatened to kill
yourself and put the police officers in trouble
which prevented them from re-arresting you and
thereby committed an offence.
“That you Senator Dino Melaye of 11 Sangha
street Maitama on the 24th of April 2018 within
the jurisdiction of this honourable court while
being conveyed in a white Police Haice Bus with
a Registration Number marked NPF 3354D to
lokoja, Kogi State by police officers to be
arraigned in court for conspiracy and unlawful
possession of firearms in charge number
CMCL/145C/2018 filed at the Chief Maistrate
Court Lokoja Kogi State forced your way out of
the police bus and escaped by means of White
Toyota Hilux with registration number Kaduna
MKA 603GY and hereby committed an offence.
“That you Senator Dino Melaye of 11 Sangha
street Maitama on the 24th of April 2018 within
the jurisdiction of this honourable court while
being conveyed in a white Police Haice Bus with
a Registration Number marked NPF 3354D to
lokoja, Kogi State by police officers to be
arraigned in court for conspiracy and unlawful
possession ofrge number CMCL/145C/2018 filed
at the Chief Maistrate Court Lokoja Kogi State
broke with your left elbow the glass on the
second window to the last at the left side of the
said bus belonging to the Nigerian Police force
and thereby committed an offence punishable
under Section 327 of the penal code law”.
