Senator Melaye
The FCT High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday granted Senator Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi West) bail in the sum of N5 million.
Melaye was arraigned on a six-count charge, bordering on attempted suicide, attempt to escape from custody and damage of police property.
The lawmaker denied committing the offences, while Justice Silvanus Oriji granted him bail in the sum of N5 million
Oriji also ordered him to produce two sureties in like sum, as part of the bail condition.
The judge ordered that the sureties must be directors in the civil service, reside in the FCT, and depose to affidavits of means.
The prosecuting counsel, Dr Alex Izinyon (SAN), had told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offences on April 24.
He said the defendant while being conveyed in a police vehicle to Lokoja, forced his way out and escaped.
Izinyon said the offences contravened the provisions of Sections 148,153,173,231, 326 and 327 of the Penal Code.
The counsel to the defendant, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), had prayed the court to allow the bail granted to the defendant at the Magistrates’ Court Wuse on the same charges to continue.
The prosecution opposed the application, adding that bail is at the discretion of the court.
The judge upheld the submission of the prosecution and gave the new bail conditions.
He stated that the case would be assigned to another judge by the chief judge after the vacation.