The Nigeria Police Force said it had obtained a warrant to keep embattled Senator Dino Melaye in its custody for 14 days.<\/p>\n
The force spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, explained that the warrant which was obtained from the Federal Capital Territory High Court on\u00a0January 9, 2019, to enable the police to investigate Melaye for criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide.<\/p>\n
He disclosed in a statement in Abuja on Friday that\u00a0Melaye was moved from the Police Clinic, Abuja, to DSS medical facility due to complaints from the senator that he was unwell.<\/p>\n
The statement said, \u201cThe Police medical team at the Police Hospital certified that Melaye is well and healthy to stand trial after treating him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, due to complaints from Senator Melaye that he is not well, the Police Investigation Team has taken him this afternoon (Friday) to another government hospital, DSS Medical Facility in Abuja for further medical attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Police Investigation Team obtained a 14-day remand warrant from the FCT High Court on\u00a0January 9 to keep Senator Melaye in Police custody for investigation into the case of criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide against him till\u00a0January 23, 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
The force denied reports that the operatives who evacuated the lawmaker were masked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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