Less than two weeks after leading protesters to Eagle Square, Abuja over the N255m bullet-proof car scandal involving the Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, the Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network, Mr. Dino Melaye, was on Monday arrested by stern-looking security operatives.
Although the exact reason for the arrest was not immediately known as of press time, The PUNCH was informed that the ex-lawmaker was whisked to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command by a Special Team, led by one Patrick Ejoh, an Assistant Superintendent of Police.
The Police Officers were said to have arrived at Melaye’s office at about 5.20pm with a Warrant of Arrest for alleged “criminal intimidation and threat to life.”
From the copy of the arrest warrant, which was sent to our correspondent through e-mail, it was obvious that he may be arraigned on Tuesday at a Magistrate’s Court.
Before he left with the police, Melaye told The PUNCH, “Two Police officers are presently with me and they have come to arrest me. I do not know my offence, the two police officers just told me that they have a warrant of arrest to pick me with a charge of criminal intimidation and threat to life. But they did not tell me who I intimidated and threatened.
“There are two ASPs here, one of them is Patrick Ejoh. They said they were taking me to FCT state command.”
A bloody clash was recently averted at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja as members of the CAN, led by Melaye and a group of youths reportedly supporting Oduah, held protests over the N255m car scam.
Source: Punch
