Controversy surrounds Melaye’s whereabouts
Punch Newspapers / Sesan / 1 hour ago


…as senator fails to turn up in court

Adelani Adepegba, Ade Adesomoju and Leke Baiyewu

Fresh controversy surrounds the whereabouts of the lawmaker representing Kogi West in the Senate, Dino Melaye.

A lawyer to the lawmaker, Yemi Mohammed, on Thursday, said the senator was attacked at Gwagwalada on his way to Lokoja on Wednesday.

Mohammed, who represented Melaye’s lead counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), said this at a Senior Magistrate’s Court in Lokoja, Kogi State where Melaye is facing charges of illegal possession of firearms and arms dealing.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Mohammed told the court that he had it on good authority that Melaye was attacked in Gwagwalada on his way to Lokoja.

“I learnt that he was attacked yesterday (Wednesday) in Gwagwalada on his way to Lokoja to attend his trial and up till now, I have not been able to reach him, I don’t know where he is at the moment,’’ the lawyer said.

The magistrate, Sulyman Abdullah, adjourned the case till August 9 for the commencement of trial as the prosecution could not open its case due to the absence of its lead counsel, Dr Alex Izinyon (SAN).

The Officer in Charge of the Legal Department of the Kogi Command of the Nigeria Police, Mr Theophilus Oteme, told the court that Izinyon had an emergency call on Wednesday that made it impossible for him to appear in court on Thursday.

Oteme, therefore, applied for an adjournment until September 23 for the commencement of trial in view of the absence of the lead prosecutor. More so, one of the defendants, Melaye, was not in court.

In his ruling, Abdullah turned down the application by the prosecution for a long adjournment till September 23.

He said that the Kogi State Administration of Criminal Justice Law did not allow for an adjournment beyond two weeks in a criminal case.

The magistrate, therefore, adjourned the case till August 9 and ordered that the bail earlier granted to Melaye continued.

Abdullah, however, ruled that the other two accused persons, Nuhu Salihu, alias “small’’, and Kabiru Seidu, also known as “Osama’’, standing trial on a seven charges bordering on illegal possession of firearms and arms dealing, should remain remanded in the police custody.

Meanwhile, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce had on his Twitter handle earlier on Thursday alleged that Melaye was abducted in the Abaji area of the Federal Capital Territory.

Murray-Bruce said he was told that the lawmaker was blocked by some gunmen on the Abuja-Lokoja highway.

He tweeted: “I have just been informed by Moses Melaye, Dino Melaye’s brother, that Dino has been abducted by unknown persons in a Toyota Sienna that blocked their car and overpowered them on their way to Kogi to answer to Dino’s court case. Let’s be on the watch out. Will keep you updated.”

Melaye’s telephone lines indicated that they had been switched off when several attempts were made to contact him by one of our correspondents. It was the same situation as of 8:20pm when this report was filed.

His Special Assistant on Media, Gideon Ayodele, also did not answer the several calls made to his telephone lines. He also did not reply a text message sent to him asking about the whereabouts of the lawmaker.

But a Melaye’s family source, who spoke with one of our correspondents at about 8.30pm on Thursday, confirmed that the senator was free.

Another family source said, “He (Melaye) is getting better, as he managed to escape from his abductors.”

But when contacted on Thursday night, Melaye’s lawyer, Ozekhome, told one of our correspondents that he had only been in contact with the senator’s brother while he also expressed hope of positivity.

“I am in touch with his brother. I believe all will be well,” the senior lawyer said.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Police Force says it has not received any complaint or report in any of its divisions or stations throughout the Federal Capital Territory or any other state command about the kidnap of Melaye.

The police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, a statement in Abuja, however, said they had commenced an investigation into the attack on the senator.

“The attention of the Police were drawn to the report of the purported kidnap of Senator Dino Melaye in some sections of the media. However, the Force has commenced an investigation into the purported kidnap of Senator Dino Melaye.

“We wish to implore any of his family members, relatives or friends who witnessed the kidnap or have information about the purported kidnap of the Senator to report the incident at the nearest police station to assist the police in the investigation.”

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Another family source said, “He (Melaye) is getting better, as he managed to escape from his abductors.” 

If this is true.
This guy (Melaye) must be madt!
Did he just played on over 180 million people intelligence or what just really happened?!

What rubbish!

Alienalert:
Dino Melaye just lost a fan...

No be una?!
If he comes out with some other drama script now, you will rush back to be more than a fan, maybe an Air conditioner (AC) this time!

post=69738685:
Oh

Were you waiting for the post?

Ok, let's test Dino's integrity


Press LIKE if you think Dino truly escaped from his abductor and SHARE if you think it's all a Nollywood script

Minjim:


Were you waiting for the post?

We were waiting to read that he his free....
and what really happened to his big head!
As in full details!
Not all this nollywood kinda thingy!

But you know what?
The child that takes pleasure in crying Wolf! Wolf!! Wolf will one day see the Real Wolf and nobody will even bother to listen to him...............Small

So he managed to escape from his abductors, that melaiye guy ehn, he can't fool the whole Nigerians sha..... Actor.

This melaye is playing to the gallery and he really needs to be put in place

He can only fools himself, the pigs and PDP paid agent.

Dino D Dino. Tell us how you kill the kidnappers and escape. Pls wear dah neck tin + hand bandage too.

You only kidnap urself to avoid going to court today and then released yourself later in the evening.

This Dino is fooling his family, then he think he is fooling Nigerian, if things continue like this in our country, if we keep having someone like Dino Melaye in our Senate, it means hope is lost for our Nation

Dino me'lie'ye

This was a staged 'abduction'. How on earth did he escape and from where?

Lol dino. sense will not kill you.



apc scums. cry me a river

dino the drama queen

post=69738685:
Another family source said, “He (Melaye) is getting better, as he managed to escape from his abductors.” 

If this is true.
This guy (Melaye) must be madt!
Did he just played on over 180 million people intelligence or what just really happened?!

Take heart.

hannysur8:
This Dino is fooling his family, then he think he is fooling Nigeria, if things continue like this in our country, if we keep having someone like Dino Melaye in our Senate, it means hope is lost for our Nation

Do you still have hope in Nigeria under the leadership of an ancestral spirit in Aso rock?

best form of defence is attack.. politrick at its peak

ie if the offa robbery allegation can be contrived why not play them to their own game

[quote author=olatade post=69739149]dino the drama queen[/quot

Drama boy , a clown.

It was all staged it was just a fake abduction to prevent him from appearing in the court. Dino is a show man everybody knows that . But he should be ready to escape when the real kidnappers come....

post=69738685:
Another family source said, “He (Melaye) is getting better, as he managed to escape from his abductors.” 

If this is true.
This guy (Melaye) must be madt!
Did he just played on over 180 million people intelligence or what just really happened?!

The guy really needs to be dealt with. how will a law maker fear the law to the extent of staging his own kidnap. There's nothing he can say now to make me believe this isn't just a charaade.

Dino Melaye just lost a fan...

PointZerom:



Take heart.

Take your blokos!

KingLennon:
It was all staged it was just a fake abduction to prevent him from appearing in the court. Dino is a show man everybody knows that . But he should be ready to escape when the real kidnappers come....

The problem is if real kidnappers had kidnapped him, people will still think he's at it again hence no step will be taken till he's probably killed. He really needs to step being childish.

Alienalert:
The guy really needs to be dealt with. how will a law maker fear the law to the extent of staging his own kidnap. There's nothing he can say now to make me believe this isn't just a charaade.

This is just so appaling and surprising.
We are still waiting for details .....

To think some Nigerians will still come online to applaud him.....So sad.

post=69739765:

Take your blokos!

The scripts is already written. Expecting it to enter box office.

Hmm, Dino and Drama. The fact is, Dino will surely go to prison some day. His lies are getting too much and he's already sounding guilty.

post=69738685:
Another family source said, “He (Melaye) is getting better, as he managed to escape from his abductors.” 

If this is true.
This guy (Melaye) must be madt!
Did he just played on over 180 million people intelligence or what just really happened?!

No sir!
He only played on the intelligence of those that really believed him from the beginning.
You don't keep yams with the goats.

msquarewld:

No sir!
He only played on the intelligence of those that really believed him from the beginning.
You don't keep yams with the goats.

You are absolutely right bro.
We only decided to give him the benefit of doubt.
We never knew a leopard will never change his spot.

Dino is fooling us just like Buhari is fooling us too. #Fuckdinofuckbuhari#

Who wrote the script?

This guy is not serious. Is he trying to play on Nigerians intelligence.