Police vow not leave Dino Melaye’s house until he surrenders

Emerging reports have claimed that some men of Nigerian Police Force have vowed not to leave Senator Dino Melaye’s residence until they arrest him.

The police was said to have deployed over 50 additional policemen around Melaye’s residence located on 11, Sangha Street, Off Mississippi, Maitama, FCT.

The Punch reports many policemen were taking positions around the mansion of the senator representing Kogi west.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that Senator Dino Melaye raised the alarm over an alleged police attempt to break into his Abuja house to forcefully arrest him.

Melaye made the accusation on Wednesday, January 2 in a tweet on his Twitter handle.

He alleged that the police were bringing in tools which would be used to forcefully gain entrance into his home and arrest him after days of laying siege to his property in Maitama area of Abuja, the nation's capital city.

On their part, police had explained that the personnel currently at Senator Melaye’s residence were there to effect his arrest over a case of culpable homicide.

The police noted that Melaye and some suspects were accused of shooting a police officer, Sgt. Danjuma Saliu, attached to 37 Police Mobile Force (PMF) while on duty in Aiyetoro Gbede, Mopa Road in Kogi.

A statement by the force spokesman, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood in Abuja, said the police would continue to occupy his residence until he surrendered.

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