Court orders Police return Melaye to National Hospital
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a kogi state high court lokoja has given an interim order that senator dino melaye representing kogi west senatorial district in the national assembly be moved to the national hospital abuja for further treatment1 justice nasir ajanah gave the order on friday after the senators lawyer mike ezekhome san sought for his bail1 on thursday police stretchered melaye before a senior magistrates court and charged him with supplying illegal arms to two suspectsto commit various crimes in the state1 in abuja on wednesday the embattled senator was charged with causing damage to government property attempted suicide and escape from lawful custody1 his lawyer argued by virtue of section 97 of the penal code the offence is bailable.but chief magistrate suleiman abdulahi denied the bail application and ruled that melaye would remain in police custody for the next 39 days1 the case was then adjourned until june 11 20181 police melaye had taken possession of melaye since he was recovered from a private hospital in abuja after he jumped out of a moving police vehicle on april 24 while being conveyed to lokoja kogi state for trial1 the police then moved him to the national hospital from where the police said he was discharged on wednesday for the first trial in abuja1