The Nigeria Police Force has filed a charge against Kogi West lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, for alleged illegal weapons possession.

In the charge, which has been filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the police said a pump-action gun was recovered from Melaye’s house in July last year during a search of his property in Kogi State.

In the charge, marked, FHC/ABJ/CR/07/2019, the police said the offence contravened Section 27 of the Firearms Act.

The charge sheet reads, “That you, Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West district in the 8th National Assembly, on or about the 20th day of July 2018, at about 12.30 hours under the jurisdiction of this honourable court, unlawfully had in your possession one automatic pump-action shotgun and 20 cartridges, which were recovered at your residence located in the Ayetoro Gbede area of Kogi State, when a search warrant was executed on the directives of the Nigeria Police Force at your above mentioned residence under your control and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 27(1)(a)(i) of the Firearms Act Cap F28 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.”

The police also listed eight persons as witnesses.

The witnesses comprise six policemen and two men who were painting Melaye’s house when the policemen came to search the property.

They were identified as DSP Babagana Bukar, DSP Ibrahim Abalaka, ASP Abdullahi Musa, Inspector Atabo Okpanachi, Inspector Apeh Peter, Theophilus Nuhu, Matthew Anthony and ASP Mohammed Onu.

According to the statements made by all the witnesses and attached to the charge sheet, the gun was found not in the main building but the ‘boys’ quarters’ where cars were parked.

One of the painters, Theophilus Nuhu, wrote, “On July 24, 2018, my master, Peter, brought one Matthew Anthony and myself from Kaduna State to Kogi for painting work in which he took us to one Senator Dino Melaye’s house at Ayetoro, Gbede area of Kogi State.

“While we were doing the painting, policemen, comprising MOPOL, SARS and SCID, came in and met us in the compound and they told me they wanted to conduct a search in the compound and they started to search the compound.

“Within and around the boys’ quarters building, where some cars were parked, under the flower, a gun was observed therewith many bullets but I do not know who put the gun there.”
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https://punchng.com/police-file-charge-against-melaye-to-present-eight-witnesses/

Under the "flower"?
Wait oo,lemme get something straight;you mean the Distinguished Senator is so daft to hide a pump action under the flower in his house?

What do these people take us for;uneducated gullible fools?

No wonder people are still supporting Apc and shouting 8years upandan..They know the zombies will,can and shall forever be zombies..

As for me and my house,we reject,counter and disagree with such evidence and bought over witnesses.. But what do i know?

Atiku we wait on you.

Ftc no dey put food for my table buh incase it does,my akant number is on standy..Seun Oswea n co take note.

Ehyah


Defend ursef

You use to make mouth all dis while now is d time to sure dem who is boss

BREAKING:........Melaye is to be appointed as Atiku's campaign DG in the Nigeria prison/police cell.

I've never seen an unwise person like Dino Melaye. He spent 8 days in personal captivity before turning himself up to the state for their own.

This matter carry weight. Last statement, "but I do not know who put the gun there" Police witness versus painters. Okay ooo!

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I no pity am make him self suffer small out of the mess the brought on us since 2015.....#anyoneasidebuhari

Seriously? I thought they said his crime is shooting a police officer, what's with the finding a gun in his house thingy? This is one hell of a blackmail I swear.. Watching in 3D.

APC AND THE HISTORY OF DOUBLE STANDARDS
(1) Babachir the Grasscutter:- "...We are investigating”
(2) Kemi" Oluwole" Adeosun:- "....It is not an offence”
(3) IGP clocks 35 years of transmission:- "....The President can extend his tenure (like all the other retirees he brings back to help his youth friendly administration)”
(4) NHIS scam:- "...It is under investigation (Oga shows up to his office with a retinue of police officers after the Council recommended he resigned. Who are those nonentities to ask him to resign?)
(5) IDP scam:- "....we will investigate”
(6) Abdollarhi Gandollar video:- "...He is a responsible person (court gives an order to stop inquiry into the newly released Babanriga Forex Mobile Banking app)
(7) CJN CCT Petition:- "...(Within 3 days) Resign immediately Walter. Prepare to be arraigned in 2 days.
Obviously even if "Mai Gaskiya" brought out his dagger and stabbed someone on the streets of Kubwa there are those that will still hail "Sai Baba", and if you complain they will say kwarapshan is pighting back.

Take judicial note of the precedents of unbridled impunity, nepotism, and gross criminality you are supporting now. Buhari will not rule forever, but the rulebook you are helping him script will be available to those that will come afterwards.
What goes around comes around.. and they just might come sooner than you know.

Clueless Police! leave Melaye alone and go solve your problems
And somebody will tell me that God will not punish Buhari for all His wicked plans

LIKE KEMI ADEOSUN LIKE JUSTICE ONOGHEN? -
So there is a very stupid comparison going on about how Kemi Adeosun the worst finance minister this country has seen ever resigning when her NYSC forgery saga happened. The supporters of the evil government of the day have gathered over night and after sucking blood have come up with a narrative to justify why the current Chief Justice of Nigeria should resign just days to the elections that will liberate this country from cow brains.

They say the opposition did not accept her excuse of ignorance of not knowing her certificate was forged, why should anyone accept the Chief Justice excuse that he thought his asset declaration was up to date. They say the Yorubas did not blow hot when she was sacked why should the south south or south east complain now about their own. See ehn honestly this blind following of Buhari and this government is not a joke anymore. Because I see very intelligent people dropping their brains and wearing cow brains to reason. I now more than ever believe that there are indeed foreign marabouts positioned round this country invoking confusion on these people.

Lets analyse the two situation. KEMI knew her certificate was forged because she was confronted with it but she compromised to keep it silent so she can be minister. When the kasala happened, she was quiet for a long time before the stupid excuse about her not knowing. Took the government close to 3 months or so the let her go, and instead of prosecuting her or handing her over to the relevant authorities, she was quickly escorted to the airport and she escaped out of the country. The government went back to propaganda like nothing happened. Justice Onoghen on the other hand has done his assets declaration which should last till 2020 before a new one is done, opened a dom account after the declaration and thought he will only have to declare that when next he updates his assets declaration. On the 9th a petition was brought, 10th govt reviewed it, 11th he has already been declared a criminal who should resign and go face a Code of Conduct tribunal, same one they did not ask Kemi to go to. How convenient.

If you do not see the script here you are STUPID! (No apologies). This is the only play here to destabilise the judiciary, or plant a pawn who will be of interest to the government in twisting justice. There has been a gradual plot to put everything in place to make sure what happened to GEJ does not happen here this election. This is a do or die for them, and the way they are taking Nigerians for granted is really annoying. If Buhari truly has the people and the numbers by his side why is he worried about the system? So before you call for Justice on Onoghen (Which I agree he should face if found guilty) , bring Kemi back to face the same thing for forging her certificate.

If you look at the situation from the above post, the likely peoplw dt might plant those guns there might be the police. Will Dino be foolish to hide guns in the flower pots..? I fear for this country

Dino my man! Hope you release a single from prison soon! Lollll

Good one

Filing charges up and down against the opposition

Notice they're not taking any big man northerner to task like the others

makapella:
Under the "flower"?
Wait oo,lemme get something straight;you mean the Distinguished Senator is so daft to hide a pump action under the flower in his house?

What do these people take us for;uneducated gullible fools?

No wonder people are still supporting Apc and shouting 8years upandan..They know the zombies will,can and shall forever be zombies..

As for me and my house,we reject,counter and disagree with such evidence and bought over witnesses.. But what do i know?

Atiku we wait on you.

Ftc no dey put food for my table buh incase it does,my akant number is on standy..Seun Oswea n co take note.

Is Dino Melaye a distinguished senator? Atiku ko Atipa ni.

Nigerian police be like keeping up with the Kardashians. lies everywhere, witness self is tripping lol guns with plenty bullets Hahaha isorite.

Falz as said it all.. "this is Nigeria "

This allegation does not hold water at all. Dino could simply say perhaps its the painters that brought it into his compound. The witness are not reliable or credible witnesses; if this is all they've got on him with all the drama in the last few weeks then the real drama KING is Nigeria Police not Dino.

He will win this one except the judge decides to be stupid.

If this and not the shooting of a police man is the charge against him then he has nothing much to worry about. I expected more from the police.

makapella:
Under the "flower"?
Wait oo,lemme get something straight;you mean the Distinguished Senator is so daft to hide a pump action under the flower in his house?

What do these people take us for;uneducated gullible fools?

No wonder people are still supporting Apc and shouting 8years upandan..They know the zombies will,can and shall forever be zombies..

As for me and my house,we reject,counter and disagree with such evidence and bought over witnesses.. But what do i know?

Atiku we wait on you.

Ftc no dey put food for my table buh incase it does,my akant number is on standy..Seun Oswea n co take note.

You don vote before?

lionshare:
This allegation does not hold water at all. Dino could simply say perhaps its the painters that brought it into his compound. The witness are not reliable or credible witnesses; if this is all they've got on him with all the drama in the last few weeks then the real drama KING is Nigeria Police not Dino.

He will win this one except the judge decides to be stupid.

Chin ooo.. This comment got me laughing like madt

This country has finally turned to a joke

So all gragra of the Nigerian police for the past 2 weeks is just because of a gun found in his compound? Thought they said himself and his thugs shot at a police officer?
Stupid people.

I even want them to keep him in detention till after election, Dino will win his constituency from their detention.

Oh really?

I worry for democracy in Nigeria. You are charging a serving senator for seeing a gun under his flower. But allegations have been made that tats Bello is importing military gears. No investigation no nothing.

This is not fair at all. The tactics was to keep Dino busy defending himself while Kogi is rigged for the ruling party and Melaye ultimately losses his seat at the senate.

He brought it on himself...

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Melaye again....

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