Senator Dino Melaye to be Declared Wanted by Police

The Nigerian Police has prompted Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) to show up under the steady gaze of a Federal High Court to answer criminal allegations against him or be proclaimed Wanted.

The police said subsequent to declining to respect a welcome and a court summon reached out to him, they are prepared to impact his capture should he neglect to show up at its Kogi command on Wednesday, March 28.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, in an announcement issued on Saturday, said the representative is needed on grounds of criminal offenses of connivance and unlawful ownership of restricted guns.

As indicated by the PRO, Melaye's summon takes after the capture of two men in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, on January 19, after they admitted to having perpetrated different violations, for example, kidnappings and furnished theft.

They likewise uncovered that the Senator had given them a sack containing guns.

"Taking a shot at noteworthy insight, the Kogi State Police Command faculty and agents of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad trailed and captured two (2) suspects, in particular; KABIRU SAIDU a.k.a OSAMA "31 YRS" From Dekina LGA however situated in Anyagba (Leader of the group) and NUHU SALISU a.k.a SMALL "25 YRS" (an individual from the posse), after a firearm fight with the Police group that went on for a few hours on the nineteenth January, 2018 at Ogojueje in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State.

"Amid examination, they admitted to the different criminal parts they played in the commission of a few kidnappings and Armed Robbery, Murder and other Violent Crimes in various parts of Kogi State for which they have been on the needed rundown of the Police for over two years now.

"The pioneer Gang leader KABIRU SAIDU a.k.a OSAMA uncovered that he and his group have been filling in as a Political Thug for one Alh. Mohammed Audu a Politician in the State and that Alh. Mohammed Audu welcomed him to Abuja and acquainted him with Senator Dino Melaye and they met on Airport street, Abuja inside the Senator Dino Melaye's Car in the long stretch of December, 2017.

"KABIRU SAIDU a.k.a OSAMA "31 YRS" additionally admitted to the Police investigative group that Senator Dino Melaye gave over a sack containing the accompanying guns one (1) AK47 rifle, two (2) Pump Action firearms and the total of four hundred and thirty thousand naira N430,000.00 to impart to his young men.

"The Police directed examination concerning the criminal prosecutions against Sen. Dino Melaye and Mohammed Audu and found that the two (2) of them have case to reply. The two (2) suspects in particular; KABIRU SAIDU a.k.a OSAMA and NUHU SALISU a.k.a SMALL were paraded at the Kogi State Command Headquarters, Lokoja on nineteenth March, 2018," the announcement mostly read.

Mr. Moshood noticed that a letter had been sent to the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki on March 2 requesting that Melaye show up before the Kogi state police charge home office to reply to the assertions against him, yet there was no reaction.

"Presently, Sen. Dino Melaye in spite of the letter sent to the Senate President, declined to respect Police Invitation till date and furthermore declined to show up in court and has likewise kept on avoiding the administration of criminal summon on him to show up under the steady gaze of the Federal High Court, Lokoja on the 28th March, 2018 to reply to the charge of Criminal Conspiracy and unlawful ownership of denied guns against him and Mohammed Audu.

"The Nigeria Police Force is thusly utilizing this medium to exhort Senator Dino Melaye and Mohammed Audu to their greatest advantage to agree to the request of the court and show up on 28th March, 2018 under the watchful eye of Federal High Court, Lokoja to reply to the criminal allegations against them.

"On the off chance that they keep on being shifty and neglect to agree to criminal summon issued on them by the Federal High Court, Lokoja to show up on 28th March, 2018 to reply to the criminal accusations of Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms against them, the Force, will get Warrant of Arrest for the capture of Senator Dino Melaye and Mohammed Audu and will definitely pronounce them wanted all through the nation and on INTERPOL stage for them to be captured in any nation, any place they are located and given over to the Nigeria Police Force for continuation of their trial.

"The Nigeria Police Force will keep on sustaining the Rule of Law and keep up Law and Order all through the Country," the announcement included.