The senator representing
Kogi West senatorial district, Dino Melaye, has denied fleeing the country over
threat by the Nigeria Police to declare him wanted.
The lawmaker said he had
not received any court summon based on the allegation, stating that he had no
reason to run away from Nigeria.
The Police had on Saturday
threatened to declare Melaye and Alhaji Mohammed Audu wanted if they failed to
comply with the court’s order.
The development, reports
suggested, forced the Kogi lawmaker to flee the country.
However, Melaye in a
statement reacting to the claim by an online news medium said he was very much
around and had no reason to leave his own country where he pays his tax.
He said, “I did not flee
Nigeria and have no reason to flee my country leaving behind my family as the
online paper wants Nigerians to believe. My attention was drawn to their lies
this night, hence this public statement, lest the unsuspecting members of the
public and my supporters believe the lies.
“The lies in the
SaharaReporters’ so-called news report is nothing but to cause serious
disharmony in the Senate and among united majority Senators, who are resolute
in defending democracy and its institutions no matter whose ox is gored.
“For the avoidance of
doubt, I have not received any court summon either in person or by proxy in my
house or office for me to appear on March 28 as being insinuated by the Police
regarding the latest allegation against me.
“Last Monday’s
stage-managed parade of crime suspects in Lokoja by the Force Public Relations
Officer, Mr Jimoh Moshood, where a suspect was tutored to implicate me is just
a continuation and expansion of the Police attempt to have me arrested at all
cost and ultimately kill me.
“It is worrisome that the
Police Headquarters has gotten itself entangled in the Kogi political crisis
and has taken a side. It is however bizarre and unprecedented that the FPRO, Mr
Moshood, will have to travel to Lokoja last Monday in order to act a script
written by Governor Bello. A discerning mind will ask that how many times has
Mr Moshood travel to Sokoto, Enugu or Lagos to parade suspects on behalf of a
Police Commissioner?”
“It has become expedient
for me to issue this statement to the public and to let you know that I have
taken the matter up with the international community in order to report this
undue intimidation and harassment.
“Let me reiterate here for
the umpteen time that no amount of intimidation, blackmail, arrests or threats
will stop me from championing the cause of the masses,” said the Senator.
fleeing the country for what? Melaye can handle them
ReplyDeleteMust be a lie he will not leave the country for anybody
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