Melaye admitted to Police Medical Center, vows to challenge court ruling

The spokesperson for Senator Dino Melaye, Gideon
Ayodele, has disclosed that his principal is currently
at the Police Medical Center in Lokoja, the Kogi state
capital.
This is following the decision of a magistrates’
court to remand the lawmaker in police custody
for six weeks.
Ayodele said that Melaye’s lawyers would file
fundamental rights enforcement at the Federal
High Court, Lokoja, on Friday, May 4,
challenging the court ruling, Punch reports.

remands him in police custody
The lawmaker’s spokesperson said the lawyers
believed the decision to remand Melaye in police
custody was flawed.
Ayodele noted that the team would spare no
effort in ensuring that Melaye did not spend six
weeks.
He said: “It is important that we approach the Federal
High Court tomorrow morning.”
previously reported that the police
arraigned Melaye before a magistrates court in
Lokoja on Thursday, May 3, on seven counts of
criminal conspiracy and unlawful possession of
firearms.

Melaye was conveyed to the state in an
ambulance by the police authorities.
Sulyman Abdullah, a senior magistrate in his
ruling said Melaye should be remanded in police
custody till June 11 but the inspector-general of
police must provide essentials for his health.