Dino Melaye, the Senator, representing Kogi West, was absent again today in court. He was being tried for alleged gunrunning. However, two suspects charged alongside him, Kabir Seidu, aka Osama; and Nuhu Salihu aka Smally were present.
When the case was called on Wednesday, his lawyer, Barrister Yemi Mohammed, who stood in for Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), told the court that his “client could not be present in court on health grounds.” For this, the lawyer presented a medical report to that effect, a move that was, according to Punch, was not opposed to by the legal representative of the Kogi State Police Command, Theophilus Oteme.
According to Punch, Abdalah adjourned the case till August 21 for the bail applications of the two alleged accomplices and adjourned to September 20 for hearing in the case of Senator Dino Melaye
