Senator representing Kogi West in the Senate, Mr. Dino Melaye, who is
challenging moves to recall him by his constituency, is in fresh
trouble: the Police said they have filed a case in a Lokoja court
accusing him and three other persons of illegal possession of firearms. Police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, announced the move today in a statement. The police took the action, following the confession of two alleged thugs who claimed to be working for Melaye.
“The men were arrested on January 19 at Ogojueje in Dekina Local
Government Area of Kogi State after a shootout with the Police; and have
confessed to being hired by Melaye to cause mayhem in the state,”
Moshood said. One of the persons arrested was identified as 31-year-old Kabiru
Saidu, a.k.a Osama. The other was Nuhu Salisu, who is 25 years old. The
third person charged to court was identified as Muhammed Audu, a
politician, who is said to currently be at large. The police said they seized from the thugs and their gang members two
AK-47 rifles, five pump action guns, two locally made pistols and heaps
of charms.
According to the police, the men not only confessed to have been
involved in several kidnappings in the state and environs, they also
claimed to be hired thugs for politicians. “According to the gang leader, Osama, he has been working as a
political thug for one Alhaji Mohammed Audu, a politician in the state. “He said Alhaji Mohammed Audu invited him to Abuja and introduced him
to Senator Dino Melaye and they met on Airport Road, Abuja, inside
Senator Dino Melaye’s car in the month of December, 2017.
“The suspect further confessed that Senator Dino Melaye told him that
they should start working for the Senator as his political thugs and
they should recruit and train more other (sic) thugs to work for him in
preparation toward 2019 general election to enable him (Sen. Dino Melaye
) challenge his political opponents and disorganise Kogi State,”
Moshood added. The police said Osama further confessed that Melaye handed over a bag
containing one AK-47 rifle, two pump action guns and N430,000.00 to
share with his boys.
“Consequent upon the indictments and criminal confessions against
Senator Dino Melaye by the principal suspect, Kabiru Saidu a.k.a Osama,
“31 years,” Nigeria Police Force wrote a letter dated 2nd of March, 2018
addressed to the Senate President, Federal Republic of Nigeria,
informing and requesting him to release Senator Dino Melaye to report to
Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command on the 7th March, 2018 to
answer to criminal offences leveled against him, to enable the Police
carry out a discreet investigation into the confessions of the principal
suspect against Senator Dino Melaye. But Senator Dino Melaye have
refused to honour the Police invitation till date.
“A case of Criminal Conspiracy and unlawful possession of prohibited
firearms have therefore been filed by the Nigeria Police Force at
Federal High Court Lokoja on 16th March, 2018 against the two suspects
mentioned above, Senator Dino Melaye and Mohammed Audu who is also a
suspect in the matter and is now on the run.
Source: NAN
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