NIGERIANPOLITICS

Transfer Dino Melaye to Abuja national hospital — court orders police

Senator Dino Melaye should be moved to Abuja where he would be able to receive appropriate care for his health complications, the Kogi State High Court ruled on Friday.

The order follows a decision of a Chief Magistrate’s Court which remanded Mr Melaye in police custody after a preliminary arraignment on Thursday. The senator was driven to court in Lokoja in an ambulance on Thursday morning.

However, on Friday, Nasir Ajanah, the state chief judge, ordered the transfer of the senator to the National Hospital, Abuja, pending the determination of his bail conditions next week Monday.

Sulyman Abdullah, a senior magistrate who sat over the preliminary hearing, said Mr Melaye should be remanded in police custody but the Inspector-General of Police must ensure his health does not deteriorate. He adjourned the trial to June 11.

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