Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West has been arrested at the Nanamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja.
According to a tweet by the embattled senator on his Twitter account on Monday morning, he was arrested on his way to Morocco for an official engagement.
Melaye tweeted: “I have just been arrested at the international wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport on my way to Morocco for an official engagement sponsored by the Federal Govt after checking in.”
Before now, the police had declared Melaye wanted. The lawmaker was declared wanted alongside Mohammed Audu, son of a former governor of Kogi state, Abubakar Audu.
Police also said the duo have also been placed on Interpol watchlist for allegedly providing false information to the police in relation to an allegation of attempted murder on Melaye’s life sometime last year.
At the time of this report it’s not clear if the senator has been released.
