As the drama between the Police and Senator Dino Melaye continues, the lawmaker is said to have passed the night on the floor outside the building housing the Department of State Security Services (DSS) medical facility in Abuja.
Dino Melaye was taken away from Police Hospital in Abuja on Friday, January 11 to the DSS facility. However, the senator said he will not enter the facility until he is told why he was moved from the previous hospital.
Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood said the senator was moved from the police clinic to the facility after he and the police disagreed over his fitness to face trial. Police is insisting that the lawmaker is fit to stand trial, Melaye insists he needs more time to recuperate after suffering an earlier asthma attack, when he turned himself in to the Police.
The Police wants Melaye to stand trial over allegations of his culpability in the attack of an officer in July 2018.
