Senator Dino Melaye ((APC, Kogi) has said that he would make himself available to police today.
The embattled senator representing Kogi West disclosed this via his Twitter handle.
“I will make myself available to the police today. My resolve to speak the truth and defend the poor masses of NIGERIA is Total. We shall overcome!!!,” he posted
Policemen yesterday laid siege to the Abuja residence of Melaye.
Melaye who was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja around 7:30am yesterday ‘escaped’ from the custody of the immigration officials after about an hour.
Melaye was on his way to Morocco alongside Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, when the immigration officials arrested him.
Why we invaded Dino Melaye’s Abuja residence – Police
Armed security personnel comprising policemen and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) had laid siege to the place on Monday afternoon.
The operatives took over the Sangha Street, Maitama, where Melaye’s house is located. They also barred four of the lawmaker’s colleagues from seeing him.
“Our action was prompted by the fact that he was invited in a case of unlawful possession of firearms and other crimes.
“The police had invited him on more than two or three occasions but he failed to honour the invitations. That is why we are there right now.
“You know when a case is in court, there is no law that stops you from further questioning if you need to answer question on the suspects.
“There is no law that stops the police from further inviting him or asking question about the case,” the Force Deputy Spokesman, Adeniran Aremu