Embattled Senator Dino Melaye has accused the Inspector-General of Police of aiming to have him killed given his decision to withdraw policemen offering protecting to VIPs.
“Withdrawal of police from VIP I am the target. IG want to expose me so I can be killed”, said Sen. Melaye in a raft of tweets on Monday. The senator said he deserved police protection because he allegedly survived two assassination attempts on his life.
“I deserve police protection in a country where I’m a tax payer”, said Melaye, who is representing Kogi West.
More so, Melaye said his being accused of gun-running and sponsoring of armed thugs, as claimed by the police, are “fabricated lies”.
He accused the Kogi State Govt. and the police of conspiring to pin down the charges on hi,
“It’s utterly laughable and preposterous. It’s a sign of desperation.
“Senator Dino Melaye is representing Kogi West! How can he now fund thugs from Kogi East??This lies looks so cheap! Why will force PPRO go all the way to lokoja to parade suspects? This strategy is weak and dead on arrival ~~~
“The venom of a viper does nothing to the back of a tortoise
“No amount of lies and blackmail will detract my attention from speaking the truth and defending it.”
The current charges of gun running against the senator followed the police announcement of the arrest of three suspects from whom guns and charms were reportedly recovered. The police paraded the suspects, who claimed Senator Melaye gave the guns to them. They claimed a politician, Mohammad Audu linked them with the senator, who hired them to work as his political thugs.
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