Police have laid siege to my residence, says Melaye

Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial
district, says over armed 30 policemen have invaded his residence
in the Maitama area of Abuja.

Over 30 heavily armed fierce looking mobile
police men have just stormed My residence in Maitama, Abuja.
All roads leading to House has been condoned off, as heavy mobile
police men blocked entry & exit of the road. They currently
laid siege on in and around The house.

— Senator Dino Melaye (@dino_melaye) April 23, 2018

Melaye announced this via his Twitter handle on Monday
afternoon.

He was previously detained for a short while at the Abuja
airport and was blocked from travelling out of the country, before
being released.

Anjuguri Manzah, spokesman of the federal capital territory
(FCT), command is yet to reply to inquiries on the incident.

The senator has been having a running battle with the police
lately.

In March, he was declared wanted by the law enforcement agency
in connection with a murder case.

The police has said some crime suspects confessed he supplied
arms to them.

Also I’m March, the federal government dragged him to court for
allegedly framing Edward Onoja, chief of staff of Yahaya Bello,
governor of Kogi state, whom he had accused of being behind an
alleged assassination attempt on his life last year.

In a suit pending before a high court of the FCT, the federal
government, through the office of the attorney-general of the
federation (AGF), said the police found out that Melaye’s claim was
false.

The police is yet to release any official statement concerning
the siege.

Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial
district, says over armed 30 policemen have invaded his residence
in the Maitama area of Abuja.

Over 30 heavily armed fierce looking mobile
police men have just stormed My residence in Maitama, Abuja.
All roads leading to House has been condoned off, as heavy mobile
police men blocked entry & exit of the road. They currently
laid siege on in and around The house.

— Senator Dino Melaye (@dino_melaye) April 23, 2018

Melaye announced this via his Twitter handle on Monday
afternoon.

He was previously detained for a short while at the Abuja
airport and was blocked from travelling out of the country, before
being released.

Anjuguri Manzah, spokesman of the federal capital territory
(FCT), command is yet to reply to inquiries on the incident.

The senator has been having a running battle with the police
lately.

In March, he was declared wanted by the law enforcement agency
in connection with a murder case.

The police has said some crime suspects confessed he supplied
arms to them.

Also I’m March, the federal government dragged him to court for
allegedly framing Edward Onoja, chief of staff of Yahaya Bello,
governor of Kogi state, whom he had accused of being behind an
alleged assassination attempt on his life last year.

In a suit pending before a high court of the FCT, the federal
government, through the office of the attorney-general of the
federation (AGF), said the police found out that Melaye’s claim was
false.

The police is yet to release any official statement concerning
the siege.