The Federal Government on Wednesday opened its case against Senator Dino Melaye before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, where he is being prosecuted for charges of giving false information against the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, Mr. Edward Onoja.

The prosecution led by Mr. Magaji Labaran called Onoja, who was allegedly framed as its first witness.

The case involves two counts in which Melaye was accused of deliberately giving false information to the police to frame Onoja in an alleged assassination attempt on his (Melaye’s) life.

The police said they discovered the alleged falsehood in Melaye’s claim while investigating the alleged attempt on his life at his hometown in Ayetoro-Gbede in Kogi State.

The senator on March 1, 2018 pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against him by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation in January 31, 2018.

Melaye was in court on Wednesday when Onoja took the stand in the witness box.

The defendant was alleged to have in April 2017 given a false statement of facts in a phone conversation with Mr Mohammed Abubakar, a son of the late former governor of Kogi State, Abubakar Audu, with the intention of harming the reputation of Onoja

Onoja said he listened to the conversation himself on Saharareporters online.

He said, “Sometime in 2017, my personal assistant brought to my notice of an online reportage by Sahara Reporters of an audio recording between one Mohammed Audu and the defendant (Melaye) where my name was severally mentioned in relation to the aim of implicating my person in criminal activities, including arms running, alleged assassination attempt and threat to my and grand plan to bring the government I serve to its knees.”

He said he reported to the police after consulting with his family, friends and lawyers and was told to report to the police.

Onoja said he reported the case through a petition he wrote to the Commissioner of Police in Kogi State.

Under cross-examination by defence counsel, Mr. Olusegun Jolaawo, the witness said there were no issues between him and the defendant at that time, both of them were in two different factions within the same party.

He said he heard an allegation of an attempt on Melaye at his village in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State.

Asked, he said he did not know if the audio file that appeared on Saharareporters had been tampered with.

Justice Olasunbo Goodluck on Wednesday adjourned the case till January 14 and 28, 2019 for continuation of hearing.

https://all-gists..com/2018/12/fg-opens-case-against-melaye-in-alleged-false-information-trial.html

Dino be like: Yahaya Bello of Burundi and Jubril of Sudan dey funny sha...

What happened with the initial case of murder for hire and illegal possession of fire arms?

Confused people with their usual media trials to no end.

fake like aba made right

The panicky APC government going berserk all in a bid to contain political opponents. 2019 elections is a do or die affair for the demonic broom wielding party and its family of clueless illiterates.

Freedom of speech is Not a licence to tongue wag the nation into crisis with outrageous lies and fictitious fabrications.

Opposition Is Not Madness!

Dino's tales of hanging on the tree for 11 hours like Tarzan escaping assassins, remains the single biggest lie told by a politician in the 21st century.

Lol. Losers. APC is going back home

Oh My Home

May God help him.
Person dey jeje, you went and staged an assassination attempt on yourself to frame him up.
Assassination attempt in which they only shot at a bus and a wall.

Las las, you might not even contest elections again.

Yamaha Bello must be jobless

That is good for him

Hmm

Buhari is scam, imagine witch hunting just the opposite party, Buhari fight against corruption is a big scam.



Nigeria ti expire

daddytime:
What happened with the initial case of hire for murder and illegal possession of fire arms?

Confused people with their usual media trials to no end.

The main prosecution witness is dead! He died in Police custody!

Media trial as usual.


Dino will still defeat them

netpro:
Freedom of speech is Not a licence to tongue wag the nation into crisis with outrageous lies and fictitious fabrications.

Opposition Is Not Madness!

But during the time of GEJ is a thing of honour to speak out and call him all sorts of name . Your name is Mr Foolishness Coward.

In a country where the fight against opposition is regarded as a corruption fight....


Is that one not a zoo country....

Abfinest007:
fake like aba made right

Aba boys are coming for you.

Bunch of failures....... Always revisiting old cases, just to cause unnecessary wahala.

I don't like Dino though, he's too loud-mouthed.

Going...going...APC gone! Useless case.

#jubril

So Dino has no immunity but Ganduje sorry Egunje , oooh sorry Gandollar has right.
Is all right

Good
He will fully occupied in the coming months. This should save him from self inflicted injuries.

They want to fight an already lost battle.

Interesting

Make dem also open case against Lauretta onochie

K

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