The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday explained how the
Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye,
escaped from its custody.
The police said Melaye jumped out of a police vehicle through
the window after some hoodlums in two Toyota Hilux vehicles blocked
the police vehicle conveying the Senator to Kogi State.
The police said the senator was rescued from policemen by the
hoodlums and taken to an unknown destination.
The incident took place around Area 1 Roundabout in Abuja.
The Force Spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, disclosed these in a
statement in Abuja.
The statement reads: “At about 1200Hrs of today (Tuesday) Sen.
Dino Melaye while in lawful custody of the Nigeria Police Force and
being taken for arraignment in Federal High Court, Lokoja, from
Abuja, escaped from lawful custody when hoodlums and miscreants in
two Toyota Hilux Vehicles blocked the police vehicle conveying
Senator Dino Melaye around Area 1 Round About, Abuja.
“In the process, the senator jumped out of the police vehicle
through the window and was rescued from the policemen by hoodlums
and miscreants to an unknown destination.
“The police team re-enforced and trailed Senator Dino Melaye to
Zankli Hospital, Abuja, where he was re-arrested.”
The police said Melaye would be arraigned in court without
further delay, adding that one of the Toyota Hilux vehicles used by
the hoodlums and miscreants in aiding the senator’s escape has been
recovered by the police investigation team.
Moshood said the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has
directed a thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to
Melaye’s escape from lawful custody.
The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday explained how the
Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye,
escaped from its custody.
The police said Melaye jumped out of a police vehicle through
the window after some hoodlums in two Toyota Hilux vehicles blocked
the police vehicle conveying the Senator to Kogi State.
The police said the senator was rescued from policemen by the
hoodlums and taken to an unknown destination.
The incident took place around Area 1 Roundabout in Abuja.
The Force Spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, disclosed these in a
statement in Abuja.
The statement reads: “At about 1200Hrs of today (Tuesday) Sen.
Dino Melaye while in lawful custody of the Nigeria Police Force and
being taken for arraignment in Federal High Court, Lokoja, from
Abuja, escaped from lawful custody when hoodlums and miscreants in
two Toyota Hilux Vehicles blocked the police vehicle conveying
Senator Dino Melaye around Area 1 Round About, Abuja.
“In the process, the senator jumped out of the police vehicle
through the window and was rescued from the policemen by hoodlums
and miscreants to an unknown destination.
“The police team re-enforced and trailed Senator Dino Melaye to
Zankli Hospital, Abuja, where he was re-arrested.”
The police said Melaye would be arraigned in court without
further delay, adding that one of the Toyota Hilux vehicles used by
the hoodlums and miscreants in aiding the senator’s escape has been
recovered by the police investigation team.
Moshood said the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has
directed a thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to
Melaye’s escape from lawful custody.
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