Dino Melaye Denied Bail, Remains In Police Custody

A magistrate court in Lokoja, Kogi State, refused Thursday to provide bail to Senator Dino Melaye.

He was accused of conspiracy and complicity in jailbreak.

The legislator was brought to justice in a police ambulance around 09.15 am. Before his arrival, heavily armed police officers took positions inside and outside the courtroom.

Journalists and other people who had been in court for hours were all asked to leave the court for security checks.

Eventually only a few were let in.

He was brought into a Toyota Hiace police ambulance with registration number NPF2214D.

Before being brought to court, the senator was taken to the SARS headquarters at the NTA office in Lokoja.

Melaye was declared elected after his refusal to appear before the police to respond to accusations of some of the arrested suspects, who claimed that the senator had provided them with weapons and ammunition.