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Dino Melaye In Fresh Trouble

Senator Dino Melaye is in fresh trouble as suspected criminals paraded by Nigeria Police Force in Lokoja on Monday March 19th, 2018 have named him for arming them with weapons against 2019 election.

Senator Dino Melaye

The suspects Kabir Saidu, (Osama) and Nuhu Saliu, (Small) were reported to have been on the police wanted list for the past two years were arrested in January by the Kogi state Police Command and Federal Special Anti- Robbery Squad.

However, the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood disclosed  that the suspects were arrested after a gun battle with the police team that lasted for some hours on the 19 January 2018 at Ogojueje in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi state.

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Furthermore, Moshood said that during the investigation, they confessed to the various criminal roles they played in the commission of several kidnappings and armed robbery in different towns across Kogi state and its environs for which they have been on the wanted list of the police for more than two years now.

He also said the suspects, during interrogation, confessed they were politically recruited by some mischievous politicians in Kogi state to cause mayhem and disruption of peace and destruction of lives and property in the state.

According to ACP Mashood… “The gang leader said he met Senator Dino Melaye at the airport road, Abuja inside His car on the 27 December, 2017 when he told him to start working for him. The suspects further confessed that Senator Dino Melaye gave him a sum of N430,000 to recruit and train more other thugs to work for him in preparation towards 2019 general election to enable him challenge his political opponents and disorganise Kogi state.”

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The ACP added that… “Consequent on the indictments and criminal confessions against Senator Dino Melaye by the principal suspect, Kabiru Saidu a.k.a Osama, 31 years, Nigeria police force wrote a letter dated 2nd of March, 2018 to answer to criminal offences levelled against him to enable the police carry a discrete investigation into the confession of the principal suspect against Senator Dino Melaye. But Senator Dino Melaye has refused to honour the police invitation till date.”

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“A case of criminal conspiracy and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms have therefore been filled by the Nigeria police force at federal high court, Lokoja”