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Shehu Sani, lawmaker representing Kaduna Central at the Senate has called on the Nigeria Police to end the siege it laid at the residential home of Senator Dino Melaye.

Mr Sani made the call on Sunday in series of tweets posted on his verified Twitter handle.

He said the siege at the home of Melaye should end because the world is studying the situation.

“End the Siege,” Sani said in tweet, adding that, “The World is Watching us.”

He also advised the accused to present himself alongside his legal team to the Police.

“The police should end the siege on Senator Dino’s House and the Senator should voluntarily present himself to the police with his legal team.

“The Gaza treatment is unhelpful to the image of the Police,the Government and the nation,” Sani said.

The Police since Friday had been on a mission to forcefully arrest Mr Melaye. Personnel of the force had laid a siege at the lawmaker’s Mississippi residence in Abuja.

The development comes days after the Kogi West lawmaker alleged there were plans to abduct and inject him to death.

Melaye, according to the Police, is wanted for homicide he allegedly committed in July. Moves to arrest him became the last option for the police after he reportedly refused to honour an invitation demanding his presence at the force headquarters.

POLITICS TIMES cannot, as at press time, verify if indeed the lawmaker got the invitation and refused to respond accordingly. His brawl with the Police started after he was named by suspects in a murder case.

Melaye has so far maintained that he is not in the building to which the siege was laid. The Police has refused to believe the lawmaker and has cut off basic amenities to the building all in a bid to force out the accused.

Earlier on Sunday, a colleague to the accused, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, raised alarm of plans by the Police to teargas the building which Melaye claimed he was not inside.

Senator Bruce said the teargas if expelled at the building will lead to death of the lawmaker. He refused to state if his colleague is residing in the building.

Already, Bukola Saraki, Senate President, has called for the immediate vacation of the siege laid at Melaye’s residence.

dguyindcorner:
So Dino is just a coward. When he was shouting "lies", "propangada" at Mr President, I thought he has one carte blanche.

No zombie should quote me.

sirequity:
It might be your turn tomorrow, just remember what you said today.