Heavily armed SARS officers trap Dino Melaye inside Abuja court
The INFORMANT247
01/03/2018
– SARS officers surround Maitama division of the High Court
– Melaye accuses Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state of being behind his latest ordeal
Senator Dino Melaye has taken refuge in a federal court in Abuja to prevent officers of the police anti-robbery squad from arresting him.
Premium Times reports that heavily armed officers from the police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) surrounded the Maitama division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory hours after Melaye, representing Kogi west senatorial district, secured bail on perjury charges on Thursday, March 1.
The senator was arraigned on allegations that he provided false information to the police in an attempt to indict a senior official of Kogi state government. He was granted a N100,000 bail.
But the senator remained inside the court to avoid the police arrest. Statutorily, a suspect who has been granted bail by a court and met the conditions cannot be arrested within the court premises by security personnel.
Melaye in a tweet from inside the court building alleged Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state was responsible for his latest ordeal.
