Senator representing Kogi West at the National Assembly,Dino Melaye has been arrested
The politician confirmed the arrest on Monday.
He said on Monday that he was picked up at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
It was not immediately clear which agency carried out the arrest, but Mr Melaye was declared wanted for his alleged involvement in a murder case and provision of support for criminal elements in his home state of Kogi.
“I have just been arrested at the international wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport on my way to Morocco for an official engagement sponsored by the Federal Govt after checking in,” he said on Twitter.
The senator said that he was blocked as he was undergoing security and immigration screening.
“My self and the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and others were to be on an official trip to Morocco but while some have gone through the Lagos airport today, others are to depart tomorrow.
“I got to this airport I was checked in and was already in the lounge waiting for departure. Immigration officers invited me that there is a directive from the police that I can’t travel; that I am on their watch list. And I said it was not true, that the INTERPOL said they had not issue an alert on me. I opened INTERPOL’s website and showed them the denial. But they insisted that it was based on the directive from the police.
“I was disembarked and asked me to go to their office (at the airport). They snatched my passport but I snatched my thing back from them. I got it back! I’m still here with them. They circled me and said they were waiting for further instructions from the police.”
After Melaye shunned a police order to appear in a Lokoja court on March 28, the two suspects to be tried along with him disappeared from police cell.
However, they were re-arrested two days later in Benue state.
In a press briefing on 3 April, the police spokesman said the police would arraign Melaye and the other suspects on May 10.
The suspects are: Kabiru Seidu, 31, alias Osama, Nuhu Salisu, 25, alias small, Musa Mohammed, 27, alias Iko and Emmanuel Audu, 26.
320085 894653Aw, it was a extremely good post. In notion I would like to devote writing such as this furthermore,?C spending time and specific work to produce a terrific post?- nonetheless so what can I say?- I waste time alot and never at all seem to obtain 1 thing completed. 80400
65997 918710Stay up the great paintings! 773929
47330 130793Just a smiling visitor here to share the adore (:, btw outstanding layout. 846117
921199 996547Most appropriate the human race messages function to show your and present exclusive chance with special couple. Beginer appear system in advance of raucous individuals will most likely always be aware most of the golden value off presentation, which can be a persons truck. very best man jokes 791080