The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that Senator Dino Melaye has surrendered to it after a seven-day siege on his Abuja residence by the personnel of the force.
Personnel of the force had laid a siege to the Abuja residence of Melaye to effect his arrest over a case of culpable homicide.
Melaye and his gang were accused of shooting a police officer, Sgt. Danjuma Saliu, attached to 37 Police Mobile Force (PMF), while on duty in Aiyetoro Gbede, Mopa Road in Kogi.
The Force spokesman, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, who confirmed the development to NAN on Friday in Abuja, said Melaye opened the door to the house and fell down in front of the waiting personnel of the force.
Moshood said investigation into the matter would continue.
The spokesman had said at a news conference that police operatives would continue to be at the residence of Melaye until he surrendered himself for arrest.
Moshood had alleged that Melaye refused to report to the Police Command in Kogi to answer the charges in spite of the letter written to the Clerk of the National Assembly.
The Senator is however believed to have surrendered to the operatives after some People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers went to his house to persuade him.
After he surrendered, the Police Team were on their way to their office to commence investigation when the Senator fainted due to asthma attack.
After attempts to resuscitate him with his inhaler failed, the Police had to take him to an undisclosed hospital for proper treatment.
A source at the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), told The Nation that the Senator decided to act drama after he surrendered to the Police Team.
He said: “You know the Senator as a drama king. He walked gallantly to his car and just a trip from Maitama to our office, he started acting faint. He fainted due to what he described as asthma attack.
“Despite using inhaler, the Senator still acted weakly. So instead of bringing him to our office, we had to take to the hospital for proper treatment since health comes first. It is only someone who is alive that we can investigate, so we need him to get well before we proceed with any investigation.”
