Senator representing Kogi West
Senatorial District, Dino Melaye has explained that he escaped being
assassinated at midnight through earlier hints he got while in his village.
Speaking through order 14 of the
Senate rules on Tuesday, he said, a detachment of anti-robbery squad and Mobile
Police from Kogi State Command invaded his home at Aiyetoro-Gbede, Ijumu Local
government Area of Kogi State.
He accused the governor of Kogi State,
Alhaji Yahaya Bello of being the brain behind the assassination attempt on him,
stating that he spent over three hours in Lokoja on that day, only for security
agents to start looking for him that night.
“Mr President, distinguished
Colleagues, I want to bring to the notice of Nigeria Senate of how I was to be
assassinated in the midnight at home, Aiyetoro-Gbede.
“I left Abuja and stopped over at
Gegu-Beki, Koton-Karfi and GRA, Lokoja and I proceeded to my hometown where my
teeming supporters welcomed me.
“I got a hint at about 7pm that
day at Aiyetoro-Gbede that O/C SARS, 2/iC SARS, 2i/c mopol and the Security
Adviser to the governor of Kogi State, Commander Jerry Omodara were coming
after me in the night.
“I left the town immediately and
by 1.00am, they stormed my place and were shooting sporadically till 3.00am
before leaving.
Dino further stressed that the
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ali Jaga at a press conference the following day
admitted that they invaded his house.
He called on the Senate to
intervene in the continuous attacks on him.
Senator Biodun Olujimi
representing Ekiti South Senatorial district called for a lasting solution,
adding that the case would become an albatross to the Senate if nothing was
done to stop attacks on the lawmaker.
Senator Ali Ndume suggested that
the leadership of the Senate should intervene before discussing the matter on
the floor, adding that the case between Dino Melaye and Yahaya Bello was
personal.
Senate President, Dr Bukola
Saraki asked the Committee on Police Affairs to interface with the Inspector
General of Police over the conduct of his officers.
“This is the fifth time Senator
Dino Melaye is raising this attack issue. An injury to one is an injury done to
all, so I want the committee to interact with the IG with a view to bringing
the crisis to an end.”
ReplyDeleteDino's statement are very much unreliable, and difficult to believe.
I duff my hat for Senator Ali Ndume, who nailed the crux of the matter.
The truth as Ndume stated is that the case between Dino Melaye and Yahaya Bello (if there is actually one) was personal.
It will an abuse of office if the senators becomes a constituted cult in their use of office to settle personal matters
Dino is an adult and a respected senator, he can step his pride down abit for peace to reign. After all Yahya Bello is human too and can be open to discussion on peace and fence mending (if truly there is one to mend)