Senator Dino Melaye has landed in a hospital in Abuja after jumping off a police vehicle following his arrest.
The lawmaker representing Kogi West had been arrested earlier by operatives of the Inspector General of Police monitoring unit in Abuja, but reportedly jumped from the police vehicle.
Malaye was reportedly being taken to Lokoja, the capital of his home state, Kogi, where he is expected to be interrogated by the police in connection to a murder case and other criminal activities.
He has since been taken to a hospital in Abuja area, after sustaining injuries from the incident.
The FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER in Abuja, ACP JIMOH MOSHOOD in a press release said that at about 1200Hrs of today Sen. Dino Melaye while in lawful custody of the Nigeria Police Force and being taken for arraignment in Federal High Court Lokoja, from Abuja, escaped from lawful custody when hoodlums and miscreants in Two (2) Toyota Hilux Vehicles blocked the Police vehicle conveying Senator Dino Melaye around Area 1 Round About, Abuja and in the process the Senator jumped out of the Police vehicle through the window and was rescued from the Police men by hoodlums and miscreants to an unknown destination.
2. The Police team re-enforced and trailed Senator Dino Melaye to Zankli Hospital, Abuja where he was re-arrested.
The Senator would be arraigned in court without further delay.
3. Meanwhile, one of the Toyota Hilux vehicles used by the hoodlums and miscreants in aiding the escape of the Senator has been recovered by the Police investigation team.
4. The Inspector General of Police has therefore directed a thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to the rescue and escape of Senator Dino Melaye from lawful custody.
