A cross-section of Nigerians have reacted to Friday’s arrest of the Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye after 8 days siege at his residence by men of the Nigerian police.
While some condemned the police over the raid, others justified their actions saying no court barred the police from effecting arrest of any suspect linked to criminal acts.
While the police confirmed Melaye’s arrest in a statement on Friday, the Kogi West Senator was also slammed for ‘lying’ in a telephonic interview that he was not in the building on the 28th of December, 2018 when the siege started.
SEE SOME REACTIONS BELOW
So funny that policemen ran away from fighting Boko Haram and refused to leave @dino_melaye’s house until they got him. How I wish they had done the opposite-stayed to fight Boko Haram and leave Dino alone. I guess Dino makes them strong and Boko Haram makes them weak #RenosDarts
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 4, 2019
Senator Dino Melaye when he was reading the movie script on how to faint and Senator Dino Melaye after acting the fainting scene of the movie script yesterday. ???????? pic.twitter.com/9RyklzqSKA
— Abubakar Sidiq Usman (@MrAbuSidiq) January 5, 2019
Photos of Dino Melaye arriving the police clinic Abuja https://t.co/O48FaFxKL6 pic.twitter.com/gN4Bq6Okw3
— gossipzone247 (@gossipzone247) January 5, 2019
You know what, even a condemned criminal at the point of death deserves humane treatment. Think about it and don't over politicize issues. God bless our leaders. God bless Nigeria.
— Ladi (@baruwadipo) January 5, 2019
Dino Melaye is not above the law and as such must face justice.
— NOEL EREMOJE (@NEremoje) January 5, 2019
The most disgraceful part of the @dino_melaye drama is a @NGRSenate member who is also a senior lawmaker LYING on LIVE interview on @channelstv that he was not in Abuja when @PoliceNG came to execute a warrant of arrest, lawmakers should not be running away from the courts. pic.twitter.com/amU0QQCpjh
— Kayode Ogundamisi (@ogundamisi) January 4, 2019
