A day after arraigning Dino Melaye at Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrate’s Court in Abuja, the police have driven the embattled Senator in an ambulance to Lokoja Senior Magistrates’ court 2 on a stretcher and arraigned him.
He secured a N90 million bail after he was arraigned in Abuja on Wednesday but police swiftly re-arrested him and reportedly detained him at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Mr Melaye had fought all attempts to take him to Lokoja to stand trial, including approaching the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court for an order prohibiting the police from taking him out of Abuja. He has expressed concern for his safety in Kogi.
He was driven to Lokoja at about 4:30 a.m. by officers and they arrived there at about 7:00 a.m.
It was not immediately clear why he was arraigned before another Magistrate’s Court in Lokoja. The police have consistently stated that he was being sought on criminal charges which ranged armed robbery to murder.
He was brought in a Toyota Hiace police ambulance with the registration number NPF2214D.
Journalists who had laid siege to the courtroom were asked to step out for security screening.
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