Assassination Attempt: FG Drags Melaye To Court For Lying

The FG has filed a two-count charge against Senator Dino Melaye for allegedly giving false information to the police in relation to claim in April 17, 2017, of an attempt on his life.

The FG, through the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, charged Melaye before the FCT High Court for \allegedly falsely incriminating the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, Mr. Edward Onoja, in the said assassination attempt. .

In the charge signed by one Magaji Labaran, FG said Melaye deliberately gave information to the police to frame Onoja as the mastermind of the assassination attempt on him at his hometown in Ayetoro-Gbede in Kogi State in April last year.

But that during investigation, police discovered the information to be false. In the second count, Melaye was accused of allegedly making false statement of facts in a phone conversation with one Mohammed Abudu Abubakar, a son of the late former governor of Kogi State Abubakar Audu, with the intention of harming the reputation of Onoja.