The police have explained the
reason Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, was relocated to another
hospital.
We had reported that Melaye
was moved from the police hospital where he had been receiving treatment.
In a statement on Friday, Jimoh
Moshood, police spokesman, said Melaye was moved to a health facility of the
Department of State Services (DSS) following complaints by the lawmaker that he
is not getting better.
“Senator Dino Melaye was taken
for medical attention at the Police Clinic, Abuja, after he surrendered himself
for arrest on 4th January, 2019,” Moshood said in the statement.
“The police medical team at the
police hospital, Abuja certified that senator Dino Melaye is well and healthy
to stand trial after treating him. However, due to the complaint from senator
Dino Melaye that he is not well, the Police Investigation Team has taken him
this afternoon to another government hospital, DSS medical facility in Abuja
for further medical attention.
“The police investigation team
obtained a 14 day remand warrant from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High
Court on 9thJanuary, 2019, to keep senator Dino Melaye in police custody for
investigation into the case of criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable
homicide against him till 23rd January, 2019.
“It is incorrect as reported in
some sections of the media that senator Dino Melaye was moved by masked armed
policemen to an undisclosed location and that his where about is unknown. The
police officer, Sgt. Danjuma Saliu, is yet to recover from the gunshot injury
he sustained during the attack and still under intensive medical care in the
hospital.”
However, an associate of the
senator accused the police of “dumping” Melaye at the DSS facility.
The senator surrendered to the
police following a siege to his Abuja residence which lasted for about eight
days.
The police have accused Melaye of
culpable homicide and alleged that his supporters shot one Danjuma Saliu, a
police officer, in Kogi state on July 19.
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