Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West was on Thursday arraigned by the Federal Government on charges of peddling falsehood.
Melaye, according to the police, gave false information over an attempt on his life.

He had reported to the police that some people made attempt to kill him on April 15, 2017, which the police said it turned out to be false. Meanwhile, no fewer than 11 Senators stormed the court to show solidarity with the Senator who is a member of All Progressive Congress. Among the Senators who appeared in court was Andy Uba, Ben Bruce, Phillip Aduda, Shehu Sani, among others.

As at the time of filing this report (7:00pm 1st March, 2018) Senator Dino Melaye has not fulfilled the bail conditions and still being held by the court registrar. All road leading to the court has been cordoned off....no vehicular movement within the premises of the court....

Melaye also stormed the court with a retinue of hired protesters welding placards with inscriptions “istandwithdino if you speak the truth you die”
The police had said Melaye falsely accused the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, Edward Onoja David, in the said assassination attempt.

In the first count charge, the Senator was accused of deliberately giving false information to the police to frame Governor Bello’s chief of staff as the mastermind of the assassination attempt on him at his home town in Ayeroro-Gbede in Kogi State last year April. According to the charges signed by Shaibu Labaran, the police discovered the alleged falsehood in Melaye’s claim while investigating the assassination claim.

In the second count charge, Melaye was accused of making false statement of fact in a telephone conversation with Muhammed Abubakar, son of the late Former Governor for Kogi State with the intention of harming Edward David Onoja.

Shortly after Melaye pleaded not guilty, his lawyer Ricky Tarfa (SAN) urged the court to grant the defendant bail on self recognisance pending hearing of the matter. But the bail application was opposed by the prosecution counsel, Shaibu Labaran.

Labaran also said that if the defendant is granted bail he is likely to use his position as a Senator to intimidate potential witnesses. After dismissing the prosecutor’s opposition, Justice Olasumbo Goodluck granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100, 000 with one surety. However, the Judge ruled that the surety must be civil servant of at least grade level 14 in any Federal parastatal

The surety must also provide proof of resident at the Federal Capital Territory. Subsequently, Justice Olasumbo adjourned the matter till May 16 and 17 for hearing.

https://news.assure.ng/alleged-frame-dino-melaye-fail-meet-bail-conditions-still-court-update/

Lol, how

fake news, stupid source! �

Kindly visit the court....to verify....AIT confirmed in their 8pm NEWS few minutes ago....I pardon your level of ignorance ..

Jwonder:
fake news, stupid source! �