The Senator representing
Kogi West Senatorial Zone, Mr. Dino Melaye, was earlier today, July 26, kidnapped
by yet-to-be identified gunmen.
Mr. Melaye was on his
way to Lokoja from Abuja
when the kidnappers’ vehicle blocked his. He was due to appear before a magistrate
court sitting in Lokoja in a case of alleged gunrunning brought against him. Mr. Melaye has, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
In a tweet earlier
today, one of his colleagues in the senate, Mr. Ben Murray-Bruce from Bayelsa State, announced the news of Mr. Melaye’s
abduction.