Senator Dino Melaye in
Senator Dino Melaye in Hospital
Dino Melaye Moves from Police Hospital to DSS Medical
Facility
…Police Obtain 14 Day Remand Warrant
Senator Dino Melaye under investigation and currently in Police
custody on a fourteen (14) day remand warrant obtained from the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on 9th January, 2019,
for the offence of criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable
homicide, committed on 19th July, 2018, when Senator Dino Melaye
and his armed thugs attacked Police personnel, shot and wounded SGT
Danjuma Saliu on stop and search duty along Aiyetoro Gbede, Mopa
Road in Kogi State, has been taken to another Government hospital
for further medical attention.
Senator Dino Melaye was taken for medical attention at the
Police Clinic, Abuja, after he surrendered himself for arrest on
4th January, 2019. The Police medical team at the Police Hospital,
Abuja certified that Senator Dino Melaye is well and healthy to
stand trial after treating him. However, due to the complaint from
Senator Dino Melaye that he is not well, the Police Investigation
Team has taken him this afternoon to another government hospital,
DSS Medical Facility in Abuja for further medical attention.
The Police Investigation Team obtained a Fourteen (14) day
Remand Warrant from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court
on 9th January, 2019, to keep Senator Dino Melaye in Police Custody
for investigation into the case of criminal conspiracy and
attempted culpable homicide against him till 23rd January,
2019.
It is incorrect as reported in some sections of the media that
Senator Dino Melaye was moved by masked armed policemen to an
undisclosed location and that his where about is unknown.
The Police Officer, Sgt. Danjuma Saliu, is yet to recover from
the gunshot injury he sustained during the attack and still under
intensive medical care in the hospital.
Senator Dino Melaye will be prosecuted along with other suspects
on completion of investigation.
Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA