Melaye’s Sympathizers Remanded in Prison

Segun Atanda/

Four sympathisers, including Sen Dino Melaye’s brother, Samuel, have been remanded in Kuje prison by a Court order, for allegedly obstructing the police.
Other sympathisers remanded by the Chief Magistrate’s court in Mpape, Abuja, were named as: Amaefula David, Pius Inyang and Mohammed Waziri.
Their detention allegedly followed the First Information Report (FIR) filed by the police against them yesterday.
The report linked them to Tuesday’s incident at Area One, roundabout Abuja, where Melaye allegedly jumped out from a police vehicle conveying him to face other charges in Lokoja, Kogi State.
The police charged the defendants with criminal conspiracy, obstruction of public servant from performing his lawful duties, abatement and assault on police officers.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges read to them.
Their lawyer, Nkem Okoro, from Chief Mike Ozekhome’s law firm reportedly orally applied for their bail, but the application was opposed by the police.