Breaking: Alleged Asassination: FG asks Abuja court to revoke Melaye’s bail

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, asked a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama to revoke the bail it granted to Senator Dino Melaye.

FG based its application on the absence of the embattled lawmaker in court for the commencement of hearing on a two-count criminal charge the office of the Attorney General of the Federation preferred against him.

Melaye who is representing Kogi West Senatorial District, was on March 1, docked before the court over allegation of information he gave to the Nigerian Police Force about an assassination attempt on his life on 15 April 2017, was false.

He was in the charge marked CR/106/18, alleged to had falsely incriminated the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, Mr. Edward Onoja David, in the said assassination attempt.

According to the charge dated January 31, 2018, it was in the course of investigation that police discovered that Melaye was attempting to frame-up some persons with his claim.

Melaye was said to have told Abubakar, a son of a former governor of Kogi State in a telephone conversation how he framed Edward Onoja David in the assassination attempt. VANGUARD