A senator, Ben Murray-Bruce confirmed that the embattled senator, Dino Melaye, who represents Kogi West, actually escaped police custody last week.
Mr Melaye, reportedly jumped from a police vehicle because he was “repeatedly tear-gassed by police officers”, Mr Bruce said. PREMIUM TIMES could not immediately get the police reaction to this allegation
Via his official twitter handle, Mr Bruce explained that he visited Mr Melaye at the hospital on Monday and was not happy with the condition he met him.
“Just met with @dino_melaye. Very sad to hear what transpired. Dino is asthmatic, yet while in transit, the police gassed him & he could barely breathe.
“Second time they gassed him, he had to force his way out of the vehicle. Dino literally escaped death. SAD!” Mr Bruce said
Last week, Mr Melaye reportedly jumped out of a moving police vehicle while trying to escape being taken to Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, to face trial for a slew of criminal allegations.
Mr Melaye had earlier secured a court judgement to be tried in Abuja rather than Kogi, where he claims his life is in danger
He was later taken to the National Hospital by the police who monitored him on his sickbed until Wednesday when he was arraigned for attempted suicide and destruction of public property, among other allegations.
Mr Melaye’s arraignment in court in Abuja was subsequent to his discharge from the National Hospital after he was confirmed fit for trial, the police however said.
