Dino Melaye finally reveals why he jumped off police vehicle.
Kogi west senatorial district, Dino Melaye, on Monday, May 7, said he jumped out of police vehicle conveying him to Lokoja because the tear gas canisters were used on him twice in the vehicle. Nigerian Tribune reports that the lawmaker in a counter affidavit filed by his counsel, Mike Ozekhome, before a Lokoja high court, said he jumped when the police also reneged on their promise of arraigning him before an FCT high court. Nasir Ajana, however, adjourned hearing on the bail application filed by the senator till Thursday, May 10.
The judge said he had to adjourn the hearing to enable him to study the documents that were filed by parties on Monday, May 7. Counsel to the Inspector General of Police, Alex Izinyon, had in an affidavit supporting his objection to the bail application raised “new and fundamental” issues that warranted the defendants to file a “better and further” affidavit. The prosecution in the affidavit had objected to the bail application, claiming the Melaye might jump bail if he was eventually granted. He argued that the objection was based on the action of the senator, who attempted to escape from lawful custody when he jumped from a police vehicle conveying him to Lokoja.
But Ozekhome, who filed a fresh affidavit while the court was sitting, said there was the need to address the new issues raised in the prosecution’s affidavit. He, however, pleaded with the trial judge to stand down the case for 30 minutes to enable him to complete the filing processes. But Izinyon, while reacting to the oral application to stand down the case, said he was just served with the affidavit and he needed time to study it properly.
Justice Ajana in his ruling said in view of the fact that counsels had filed a fresh affidavit which he had not seen, the bail application would be taken on Thursday, May 10. Reported that the senator representing the Bayelsa east constituency, Ben Murray-Bruce, had confirmed that the lawmaker representing Kogi west in the Senate, Dino Melaye, actually jumped from a police vehicle. Speaking with newsmen over the matter Ozekhome said: “The truth is that the case was adjourned to today for arguments on our bail application and the prosecution led by Alex Iziyon filed their counter affidavit which they served us in the court today. We had to quickly start preparing a better and further affidavit because of the issues they raised in their counter affidavit that is what we are allowed to do in law.
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