DINO MELAYE has petitioned the IGP and several global bodies over threat to his life

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The Lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator DINO MELAYE, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris; and several global bodies over what he described as threat to his life.

 

In the separate petitions, MELAYE alleged that there was a plan to murder him extra-judicially by his political enemies in collusion with men of the Kogi State Police Command.

 

The senator also petitioned the United Nations’ Resident Representative and the Ambassadors of the United States, Germany, Canada as well as the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom in Nigeria.

 

Others petitioned are the Amnesty International, Transparency International and the Human Rights Watch.

 

MELAYE, who is Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, filed the petitions through his lawyer, RICKY TARFA, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

 

Melaye, in the petition to the IG, urged the Police boss to raise a neutral Police team to investigate the allegations of gun-running being leveled against him by the Kogi State Police Command, allegedly in conspiracy with the Kogi State Government.

 

The lawmaker called for the intervention of the IG, members of the international community and global human rights bodies to save him from the wilful, intentional harassment, oppression, political victimisation and threat to life.

 

Meanwhile, the Police Force spokesman, JIMAH MOSHOOD has said Senator DINO MELAYE risk being declared wanted if he fails to appear in court this week.

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