Senator Dino Melaye has beem slammed with a nine-count charge that borders on lying and resisting arrest.
The new charges were filed after the senator fulfilled the bail conditions a high court in Abuja granted him on Friday. In the charge sheet, one Silas Omenka was named as a defendant in the suit filed by the police.
It is unclear who Omenka is and the role he played during the 8-day siege laid to the Abuja residence of the lawmaker. The siege ended on January 4 when Melaye surrendered to the police. The senator had been accused of culpable assault. The police alleged that in July, his supporters shot one Danjuma Saliu, an officer in Kogi state.
Below are the charges:
COUNT ONE
That you Senator Dino Melaye ‘m’ 45 yrs, representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Eight National Assembly and Silas Omenka ‘m‘ 38 yrs of Opposite Deeper Life Church, Kabayi, Mararaba, Nasarawa State on or about the 28th December 2018 at about 1030hrs, at No. 11 Sangha Street, Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja under the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire among yourself to commit an offence to wit: illegal obstruction of lawful arrest and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 97 of the Penal Code.
COUNT TWO
That you Senator Dino Melaye ‘m’ 45 yrs, representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Eight National Assembty on or about the 28‘“ December 2018 at about 1030hrs at No. 11 Sangha Street. Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja, under the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did intentionally offered resistance to your lawful arrest, when a team of Police detectives with a duly signed Warrant of Arrest got to your residence at No. 11 Sangha Street, Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja to effect your arrest for the offences of criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide and illegal possession of prohibited firearms and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 172 of the Penal Code.