Melaye in double police trouble, wanted in Abuja, Kogi
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the adc has nothing to do with this case. the command wishes to state unequivocally that the statement is not only a figment of the imagination of sen. melaye who has mastered the art of political gimmickry but totally false malicious and highly mischievous1 its now double police trouble for kogi-west senator dino melaye he is wanted by the police in abuja and also in his home state of kogi1 on friday kogi state police command sent a detachment of officers to his country home in aiyetoro-gbede in kogi state on oct. 11 to effect his arrest an incident that the senator has now distorted1 he is wanted in connection with a shooting incident on 19 july when his armed thugs attacked a policeman on a patrol1 in a statement in lokoja the command said it took the action in connection with the july 19 shooting of one of its operatives sgt. danjuma salihu by thugs suspected to be loyal to the senator1 the statement signed by the commands spokesman dsp william aya said that the clarification followed the allegation melaye on his twitter page of oct. 12 that the adc to gov. yahaya bello of kogi led some officers to his house to assassinate him1 in abuja the senator along with ben murray-bruce is wanted over an attack on policemen on 5 october during a protest about the osun election. he has not heeded the police invitation1 the commissioner of police sent police officers to his country home for arrest unfortunately we did not get him at home the statement said1 it accused melaye who is representing kogi west senatorial district of mobilising thugs to attack its personnel on routine duty along mopaaiyetoro-gbede on july 19 without any provocation1 the thugs shot and injured force no. 432913 sgt. danjuma saliu who is currently receiving treatment at veda crest hospital abuja the statement said1 aya said melaye was invited officially through letter no. ar3000kgsxvol.43670 dated 2372018 to come and answer the charges on him but refused to show up or give reason for not honoring the invitation1 the senator is wanted by the kogi state police command for criminal conspiracy attempted culpable homicide and unlawful possession of firearms the statement explained1 it then appealed to melaye to report to the command headquarters in lokoja to answer the allegations against him and stop joining issues with people who have nothing to do with the case at hand1