Days after some of his constituency projects were burnt and vandalized, Senator Dino Melaye, the lawmaker representing Kogi West district at the Natio
Days after some of his constituency projects were burnt and vandalized, Senator Dino Melaye, the lawmaker representing Kogi West district at the National Assembly, Thursday, allegedly escaped another assassination attempt. Unknown gunmen allegedly opened fire on his car. The Senator was in his Kogi constituency to commission over 143 projects scattered across the seven local government areas that formed the district.
Senator Melaye was on his way to Isanlu in Yagba East local government council to commission some projects when some gunmen prevented him from entering the town. He had left his country home at Ayetoro-gbede on Thursday morning met a roadblock shortly before Isanlu as the gunmen also set up bonfire with tyres blocking any one moving into the town.
The Senator, who noticed the antics of the gunmen, turned back to Ayetoro-gbede with his entourage. Some men in police uniform from Lokoja ambushed Senator Dino Melaye in Ayetoro and opened fire. His whereabouts is yet unknown.
Earlier on Tuesday, some thugs threatened to kill him if he stepped his foot in Kogi State prompting him to send a letter seeking protection from the Department of State Services, DSS. Melaye sharing the letter on his social media pages, said the Director of the DSS refused to respond to it.
“Notice of threat to my life and this program sent to Director DSS Kogi State by my Lawyer Ricky Tafa (SAN), yet no action,” he wrote.
Senator Melaye also accused the Kogi commissioner of police of refusing to provide him protection during his visit to the state. He added, “Kogi State Govt people barricaded road to stop me from moving today. This is strange in our land. They used this grader belonging to Kogi state govt to block this bridge just to stop me from going to Yagba east to commission my projects. We yet avoided them.
“Letter of notice on my tour and program to CP Kogi. Yet no police cover given today. God save us in Kogi.”
