Police arrests 6 suspects who aided escape of political thugs in Dino Melaye case
Police have apprehended six persons who allegedly aided the escape of suspected political thugs from police custody in Kogi last Wednesday.
The suspected political thugs who accused Senator Dino Melaye of being their godfather had escaped from custody, before being arrested days later.
Saidu and other principal suspects were re-arrested in different locations and had been transferred to a detention centre in Abuja last Saturday.
Those who allegedly aided the escape of the suspects were paraded in Abuja by Kogi state police spokesperson Jimoh Moshood on Tuesday.
Their names are given as: John Beneche, 22, Seye Atowoju, 27, Danjuma Yunusa, 35, Egga Ochai, 50, Abbas Haruna, 30, and Gloria Audu, 28, sister to Emmanuel, one of the re-arrested prime suspects in Senator Dino Melaye’s arms case.
Moshood said in a statement that Beneche took four of the fugitives to a hideout at Ganaja Village, Lokoja, adding that Atowoju was arrested in the process of relocating Seidu, Salisu, Mohammed and Audu.
He further stated Yunusa accompanied the gang leader, Seidu, to the house of one Egga Ochai by water side, Lokoja.
“Ochai harboured Seidu in his house for two days and thereafter went to the village of the principal suspect in Dekina Local Government and brought one Abbas Haruna (his Mallam) to Lokoja.
“Haruna orchestrated his movement from Lokoja to his home town at Tafa Balewa Local Government Area in Bauchi State where both of them were arrested,” the statement said.
The only female suspect, Gloria, was nabbed for harbouring Emmanuel her brother, for some days to enable him to escape arrest.
“All suspects will be arraigned in court for prosecution on completion of investigation,” the police stated.
