Following disclosure by Senator Dino Melaye, one of the Senators representing Kogi State that the aide de camp to the Governor of the state mobilized assassins to kill him in his country home, the Kogi Police Command has denied the allegation.
The command said, “The attention of the Kogi State Police Command has been drawn to the news making the rounds by Senator Dino Melaye, Kogi West particularly in his Twitter Page on Friday 12/10/2018 alleging that the Aide-De-Camp to Governor Yahaya Bello had mobilized and led Police Officers to assassinate him in his Country home at Ayetoro.
“The ADC has nothing to do with this case.
The Command wish to state unequivocally that, the statement is nor only the figment of the imagination of Senator Dino Melaye who has mastered the art of Political gimmickry, but totally false, malicious and highly mischievous.
The Commissioner of Police sent Police Officers to his country home for arrest, unfortunately we did not get him at home.
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The Command wish to state categorically clear that, Senator Melaye who mobilized some thugs and attacked Police personnel on routine duty on 19/7/2018 along Ayetoro Gbede – Mopa road at about 2530hrs, shots and injured Force No. 432913 Sgt. Danjuma Saliu who is currently receiving treatment at Veda Crest Hospital, Abuja.
The Senator was invited officially by the Command through letter No. AR:3000/KGS/X/VOL.43/670 dated 23/7/2018 to come and answer the charges on him but up to the time of releasing this Press statement, he refused to show up or give reasons of not honouring our invitation.
The Senator is wanted by the Kogi State Police Command for Criminal Conspiracy, Attempted Culpable Homicide and Unlawful Possession of Firearms.
The Commissioner of Police hereby appeal to Senator Dino Melaye to report himself at the Kogi State Police Command to answer the allegation levelled against him and stop joining issues with people who have nothing to do with the case at hand.
Consequently, the Commissioner of Police urge all peace loving citizens of Kogi State and the country at large to discountenance such mischievous information but gravitate towards issues that unite the State rather than those that divide us.
DSP William Ovye Aya,
PPRO,For CP, Kogi State Commnand.
