Updated: Senate Orders IGP to Re-open Murder Case of Bola Ige, Dele Arojo, Harry Marshal and Others

Following the recent assassination attempt on Senator Dino Melaye and Senator Shehu Sani, the Senate has passed a resolution ordering the Inspector General of Police to reopen all assassination and murdered cases that are yet to be resolved.

Raising a point of order, Senator Hamman Misau drew the attention of the Senate to the assassination attempt on Dino Melaye in his home town when Senate was on recess.

“Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, I want to come through order 43 to draw the attention of the Senate to the assassination attempt on our colleague, Dino Melaye,” he said.

Reacting to the motion, Senator Shehu Sani (APC), Kaduna Central noted that there was high rate of attacks on politically exposed persons across the country.

He expressed concern that in recent times, you would see cases of stoning of politicians and all forms of abuses, saying government must rise to provide protection.

Sani’s concern was as a result of the invasion of his constituency office late last year. He revealed that yesterday in Kaduna, gunmen raided his constituency office again.

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu expressed fears that police investigation into assassination attempt on Dino Melaye may not receive fair hearing, noting that he has been in running battle with the state governor.

“Mr President, distinguished colleagues, as a lawyer, police investigation report requires prosecution by the state public prosecution in the state high Court. Looking at the running battle between Kogi governor and Dino, we need to seek the governor’s promise that he will allow prosecution,” Ekweremadu maintained.

Senator Sekibo in his prayer moved that a committee be set up that would work with the senate committee on police and police authority to know their (police) findings on Dino Melaye and other unresolved murder cases in the country give senate statutory report.

Those to be looked into includes the assassination of late Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige, late Funsho Williams, late Dele Arojo who was murdered in Abule EgbaLagos few weeks to2003 PDP governorship primary in Ogun State.

Others are Chief Harry Marshal, Dipo Dina among others.