The controversial senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye has said the fabricated lies against him against him will fail.
The police in Lokoja today, Monday, March 19, 2018 said they have charged the senator with illegal possession of firearms in a case filed in a Lokoja court on 16 March.
Charged along with the senator were another politician, Muhammed Audu , said to be on the run and two other ‘deadly’ persons linked with a spate of kidnapping and robbery.
One of the two suspects was identified as a 31 year-old Kabiru Saidu, a.k.a Osama. The other was Nuhu Salisu, who is 25 years-old.
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The duo were arrested in January. Police claimed they had confessed that they were also working as thugs for Senator Melaye.
“Fabricated lies by Kogi State Govt and the police will fail. It’s utterly laughable and preposterous. It’s a sign of desperationâ€, the embattled Senator tweeted today.
“No amount of lies and blackmail will detract my attention from speaking the truth and defending itâ€, he said.
Melaye also claimed that the withdrawal of police from VIPs, announced by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, was targeted at him.
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“I am the target. IG wants to expose me so I can be killed. Having survived assassination attempt twice, I deserve police protection in a country where I’m a tax payerâ€, he wrote.
www.sojworld.com © March 19, 2018
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