Kogi Gov, Police Set To Implicate Melaye Over Gun Running

Save for last-minute change of mind, the governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello and the state’s Police Command have perfected plans to have Senator Dino Melaye arrested over trump-up charges.

One of the plans is organise a press briefing by the state Police Commissioner any moment from now this Monday afternoon in Lokoja where a notorious criminal by the name Osama will be paraded.

According to a Kogi State Government source, Osama will thereafter name Melaye in front of the cameras as a gun supplier.

“Given the faulty premise of recalling Senator Dino Melaye, they have realised that the exercise may fail and all attempts to have him arrested is not yielding fruits, hence they want to frame him up on gun running so that he will lose public sympathy which he enjoys now,” the source said.

On why Melaye is being framed up, the state government official said Governor Bello was “seriously” infuriated by the lawmaker’s recent comment on the floor of the Senate regarding the importation of military camouflage, boots and others by the governor.

“For daring to expose the governor on the importation of these dangerous items like military wares, they said he must face the music this time at all costs because the governor is seriously angry. So, a criminal in detention will be paraded to mention his name as a gun supplier. But I think this is laughable because the Senator is well known to all,” he added.