Police, Wednesday,
released anti-corruption crusader, Dino Melaye, who was arrested after he led a
protest against the Minister of Aviation, Princess
Stella Oduah over allegation
that the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority,NCAA, purchased two BMW bullet-proof
cars worth N255 million for her.
This is even as a pro-Oduah group emerged from the Federal
Ministry of Aviation, located at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, with some
armed hoodlums and attacked the protesters led by Melaye.
The former member of the House of Representatives, Thursday
morning, said that the Commissioner of Police in FCT was very civil and
exhibited professionalism in the discharge of police duties.
He said, “I was released about 5:30 pm; I was taken to the
Department of Criminal Investigation, then taken back to the Commissioner of
Police after keeping me for a while in the office of the Commissioner of Police
(Operations).
“From there, I was moved to the Assistant Commissioner of
Police (CID) and from there to the State Criminal Investigation Department; I
was later transferred to CP.
“The man just said I should go. Nothing more, they didn’t
ask me anything and that was all. He pleaded with me concerning the way the
Area Commander treated me. I must confess that the CP in FCT was very civil and
nice.”
Melaye, a former member of the House of Representatives, was
picked around 12:55 pm, by a team of police men, from the FCT Police Command, led
by one ASP Odukoya Sunday, in a police Hilux jeep with registration number: NPF
2128C.
His arrest came following his refusal to allow the police drive
away some of the protesters which they had arrested on claims of obstruction of
traffic and disturbance of public peace.
We recall that the police arrested several protesters,
including Mr. Melaye, saying he was leading an "illegal protest". He
was taken in a car to the office of the Commissioner of Police office where he
was taken into custody.
The police also seized vehicles belonging to the
anti-corruption protesters, claiming they were obstructing traffic.
A contingent of police officers also prevented the
protesters from leaving the Federal Secretariat area where they had gathered
for the protest to the Aviation ministry.
Unlike the protesters, the police did not harass the armed
hoodlums.
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