-Senator Dino Melaye dismisses an alleged audio recording he had with Justice (Mrs) Ikpeme as fake

 In the alleged recording, a female voice is overheard asking the male to give her a bribe in US dollars

 Melaye accuses Sahara Reporters and one Awada Kerikeri of doctoring his voice because of a court case he has against them which comes up on the June 5.

Senator Dino Melaye has claimed that an audio tape published by Sahara Reporter in which he was allegedly recorded agreeing to give out a bribe in US dollars to a tribunal judge, was doctored

In the said conversation, the female voice is overheard asking the male to give her a bribe in US dollars.

She allegedly also asks Melaye to assist a person Dino referred to as her "daughter" secure a job at the Cross Rivers State Ministry of Health.

However, the senator representing Kogi west senatorial district in a tweet on Tuesday,May 30, alleged that Sahara Reporters and one Awada Kerikeri used voice over to malign him.He accused the newspaper and Kerikeri of doctoring his voice because of a court case he has against them which comes up on the June 5.

This is not the first time Sahara Reporters will be reporting on scandals associated with Senator Melaye. 
The newspaper in time past reported that the Senator never graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU) as he claimed.

But after much clamour over the issue, the ABU authorities certified Melaye as a graduate of the institution.‎