Dino Melaye lambasts Yahaya Bello - Alleged gun - running

Recall that the Force Public Relation Officer, Jimoh Moshood, had on Monday announced the arrest of two suspects after a gun battle with their team, which he said lasted for several hours on the January 9, 2018, has once again come hard on his state governor, Yahyah Bello, for allegedly trying to pull him down.


The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, on Wednesday released a video where he denied an accusation of gun-running and hiring thugs to destabilise Kogi State. According to the police, the men not only confessed to have been involved in several kidnappings in the state and environs, they also claimed to be hired thugs for politicians.

However in a trending video released by the embattled Senator, he denied the allegation and also promised that Governor Yahaya Bello would land in Prison after his tenure in government lapse.

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“According to the gang leader, Osama, he has been working as a political thug for one Alhaji Mohammed Audu a Politician in the State. ” He said Alhaji Mohammed Audu invited him to Abuja and introduced him to Senator Dino Melaye and they met on Airport road, Abuja inside the Senator Dino Melaye’s Car in the month of December, 2017.

“The suspect further confessed that Sen. Dino Melaye told him that they should start working for the Senator as his political thugs and they should recruit and train more other(sic) thugs to work for him in preparation toward 2019 General election to enable him ( Sen. Dino Melaye ) challenge his political opponents and disorganised Kogi State, The police said Osama further confessed that Melaye handed over a bag containing one AK47 rifle, two Pump Action guns and the N430,000.00 to share with his boys.


Senator Dino Melaye have refused to honour the Police invitation till date. “A case of Criminal Conspiracy and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms have therefore been filed by the Nigeria Police Force at Federal High Court Lokoja on 16th March, 2018 against the two suspects mentioned above.