Senator Dino Melaye
ABUJA- Embattled Senator Dino Melaye who was granted N90 million naira bail by an Abuja court has been remanded in prison over alleged gun running charges, conspiracy and aiding of jail break by the police.
Melaye, who represents Kogi West Senatorial District, was remanded in prison by a Magistrate Court in Lokoja, Kogi State.
This followed his arraignment on charges of gun running, conspiracy and aiding of jail break by the police.
According to reports, Melaye had earlier been driven to Lokoja from Abuja on Thursday by the police in an ambulance and to appear for hearing on June 11, 2018.
A statement on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, had said that Melaye’s arraignment on Thursday after he was rearrested.