Senator Dino Melaye ( The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator APC, Kogi West) has been arrested by operatives of the SARS [Special Anti Robbery Squad ].
Senator Melaye was this morning, taken to the SARS detention facility located just opposite the old Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN junction along the Area 1 expressway.
It was gathered that the Nigeria Police Force forcefully carried out the arrest of Melaye without an arrest warrant or court order. In a telephone conversation this morning, Senator Mekaye.
It was gathered that the Nigeria Police Force forcefully carried out the arrest of Melaye without an arrest warrant or court order. In a telephone conversation this morning, Senator Mekaye.
However, sounded rattled, as background conversation suggested a struggle between himself and some of the operatives after which his mobile lines were switched off.
His initial attempts were made by the police to arrest Senator Melaye after immigration officials disembarked him from a flight to Morocco on Monday morning.
His initial attempts were made by the police to arrest Senator Melaye after immigration officials disembarked him from a flight to Morocco on Monday morning.
Following his release after three hours detention at the immigration office at the airport, the lawmaker’s house was besieged by over 80 armed policemen from noon yesterday until the early hours of Tuesday.
