The Police has commenced investigation into a case involving Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West in the Nigerian Senate who was declared wanted on 18th July 2018.
After an eight day siege laid to Melaye’s residence by the Police, the wanted Senator finally surrendered on Thursday.
In a statement issued by the Police on Thursday and signed by Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood, the Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja,
Melaye was wanted by the Police for criminal conspiracy and
attempted culpable homicide.
“Senator Dino Melaye wanted by the Police for criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide, committed on 19th July, 2018, when Senator Dino Melaye and his armed thugs attacked Police personnel, shot and wounded SGT Danjuma Saliu on stop and search duty along Aiyetoro Gbede, Mopa Road in Kogi State has surrendered to the Police Investigation Team on wait at his residence, today, 4th January, 2019 at about 1500hrs,” the statement read in part.
The Police also stated that, “The Police Officer, Sgt. Danjuma Saliu, is yet to recover from the gunshot injury he sustained during the attack and still under intensive medical care in the hospital.”
The Police Investigation Team had since 28th December, 2018 at about 10am arrived the residence of the Senator with a duly obtained Warrant of Arrest to effect his arrest to answer to a case of Criminal Conspiracy and Attempted Culpable Homicide against him under investigation in the Kogi State Police Command.
The Police explained further that Melaye on sighting the Police Team locked up himself in the building to evade arrest.
“The Warrant of Arrest was obtained after Senator Dino Melaye refused to honour Police invitation dated 23rd July, 2018, signed by the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command addressed to the Clerk, National Assembly, Abuja, inviting Senator Dino Melaye to report on 26th July, 2018 at 1100Hrs at the Kogi State Police Command, CIID, Lokoja to answer to a case of Criminal Conspiracy and Attempted Culpable Homicide against him under investigation in the Kogi State Police Command,” the Police stated.
“The Police Investigation Team cordoned off the building and continued to be in wait for eight (8) days for Senator Dino Melaye to obey the law and surrender himself for arrest,” the Police said.
Melaye was said to have granted interviews monitored on television during which he stated that he was not in Abuja. This claim eventually was discovered to be completely false as he surrendered to the waiting Police Investigation Team Thursday at his residence in Abuja at about 3pm.
The politician according to the Police is currently in Police custody for investigation, and subsequently taken to Police hospital, Abuja for medical attention and he is in stable condition. Investigation into the case of criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide against him is on-going.
The case will be taken to court on completion of investigation.
