Anyone who said Melaye jumped out through the window, is a liar

Anyone who said Melaye jumped out through the window, is a liar - Witness tells court

- A witness in the ongoing trial of Dino Melaye has debunked claims that the Senator jumped from a moving police vehicle

- Abana Mallum of the Police Special Tactical Squad said anyone who claims that Melaye jumped from a vehicle is a liar

- According to Mallum, Melaye sat on the ground, holding a substance in one hand, threatening to drink it to kill himself and implicate police officers

A prosecution witness told an Federal Capital Territory High Court that Senator Dino Melaye did not jump out of a moving vehicle on April 24, 2018

A police driver with the inspector general of Police Special Tactical Squad, Inspector Abana Mallum, while testifying, said: "Anyone who said Melaye jumped out through the window, is a liar.”

Melaye, who represents Kogi west senatorial district in the National Assembly, is charged before Justice Sylvanus Oriji, sitting in Apo,, by the police with six counts bordering on attempted suicide, attempt to escape from custody and damage of police property.

He was said to have committed the alleged offence on April 24, 2018 while being conveyed by the police to Lokoja, Kogi.

The police alleged that Melaye sat on the ground, holding a substance in one hand, threatening to drink it to kill himself and implicate police officers.

He was further alleged to have broken the windshield of the vehicle in which he was being conveyed to Lokoja with his elbow and caused damage to police property.

The offence, the prosecution said contravened the provisions of sections 148,153,173,231, 326 and 327 of the Penal Code.

The witness, made this known while being cross examined by counsel for Melaye, Benson Igbanoi, who held the brief of Mike Ozekhome,SAN.

He stated that the police team conveying Melaye to Lokoja took off from the Abattoir office of the IGP squad and was intercepted at the Area 1 roundabout in Abuja by a Hilux van.

Mallum, who testified as the second prosecution witness (PW2), informed the court that the bus he was driving was blocked by an unknown van that someone in the bus forcefully opened the door.

He said Melaye was seated in the second row on the left side of the vehicle.

He said that there were six other policemen, including the team leader, ASP Sunday Ibrahim.

The witness told the court that he did not see the senator holding a gun at the scene of interception by the Hilux van.

Mallum, however told the court that Melaye held something in his hand but he could not identify what it was.

”I don’t know where he got the thing from,” he said.

The police inspector further informed the court that the police team chased the Hilux van caught up with it at the Yar’Adua Centre.

“We caught up with them near Yar’Adua Centre.

“Some of them ran into the bush behind the National Mosque. Only one person was eventually arrested there.

“I don’t know the name of that person. I don’t know if that person was charged to court for any offence. I don’t know how many of them escaped; I only know one was arrested.

“Anyone who says three person were arrested, that person is telling lie,” Mallum told the court.

Furthermore, Justice Oriji has adjourned till May 28, for continuation of hearing.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Melaye was said to have been reportedly rushed to the hospital after allegedly jumping off a moving police van that was conveying him to a court in Lokoja, Kogi state.

According to an eyewitness, this incident happened around Area 1 roundabout in Abuja on Tuesday, April 24.

It was reported that the Kogi senator was injured from the impact and was rushed to Zankli hospital in the Mabushi district of Abuja.

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