Dino Melaye Gets N5m Bail For Attempted Suicide Trial
Senator Dino Melaye for Kogi West District, was on Tuesday docked before an FCT High Court, Apo area of Abuja on a six-count charge bordering on attempted suicide and attempt to escape from custody.
Mr Oriji said that the earlier bail conditions, which included the sum of N5 million and two sureties in like sum, were still valid and should be sustained in the current charges.
The prosecuting counsel, Alex Izinyon (SAN), told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offences on April 24 last year.
He said the defendant, while being conveyed in a police vehicle to Lokoja, allegedly forced his way out of the vehicle and attempted to escape.
Mr Izinyon said the defendant held a substance in his hand and threatened to drink it to kill himself so that he would put the police officers in trouble.
The prosecutor also said the defendant broke the glass of the vehicle with his elbow and caused damage to police property.
The judge adjourned the case until April 5 for hearing.
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Senator Melaye, who has just been re-elected on the platform of the opposition party "Peoples Democratic Party"(PDP), was also charged with damage to police property.
The senator, however, denied committing the offences preferred against him
Justice Sylvanus Oriji said that he was aware that the court had granted bail to the defendant when he was arraigned before him on July 25, 2018 on the same charges.
Justice Sylvanus Oriji said that he was aware that the court had granted bail to the defendant when he was arraigned before him on July 25, 2018 on the same charges.
Mr Oriji said that the earlier bail conditions, which included the sum of N5 million and two sureties in like sum, were still valid and should be sustained in the current charges.
The prosecuting counsel, Alex Izinyon (SAN), told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offences on April 24 last year.
He said the defendant, while being conveyed in a police vehicle to Lokoja, allegedly forced his way out of the vehicle and attempted to escape.
Mr Izinyon said the defendant held a substance in his hand and threatened to drink it to kill himself so that he would put the police officers in trouble.
The prosecutor also said the defendant broke the glass of the vehicle with his elbow and caused damage to police property.
The judge adjourned the case until April 5 for hearing.
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