The Kogi State Police Command has arrested
seven persons in connection with the
assassination attempt on Senator Dino Melaye
at his country home, Aiyetoro-Gbede, last
Saturday.
Melaye had last Saturday escaped unhurt when
gunmen invaded his house shooting sporadically
as they destroyed two vehicles and riddled his
building with bullets.
Sources close to the Kogi State Police Command
disclosed on Monday that a black jeep
suspected to have been used for the operation
alongside a cache of ammunition was found by
the State Criminal Investigation Department.
The sources further disclosed that the seven
suspects were arrested at different locations
while the black jeep and the ammunition had
been impounded by the Kogi State Police
Command.
It was also gathered that security agents were
still hunting for the remaining suspects while the
command had ordered the Administrator of
Ijumu Local Government Area, Taofiq Isa, to
report to the Kogi State Police Command.
The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer,
William Ayah, while reacting to the report said
investigation was still on.
Isa had been accused by Melaye of being the
mastermind of the attempt on his life.
The LGA administrator, however, denied having a
hand in the assassination attempt on Melaye,
saying he was busy on the day of the incident
attending to his sick wife and supervising the All
Progressives Congress’ re-registration exercise.
Isa had said, “I’ve never been a violent man. My
running battle with Dino if any is because I have
asked him to stop vilifying the state Governor,
Yahaya Bello.”
Source: Punch