Dino Melaye, a former member of the National Assembly, has finally won a six-year legal fight against the Federal Government and the Inspector General of Police.
Melaye was cleared of all charges in the twelfth and final case brought against him by the Nigerian government at the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja.
Justice Sylvanus Oriji, who gave the verdict, found the former senator not guilty of two charges related to providing false information about an alleged attempt on his life in 2017.
The legal battle, which started in February 2018, involved Melaye being accused of wrongly implicating Edward Onoja, who was then the chief of staff to the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, in the alleged assassination attempt. In response to the court’s decision, Melaye said he simply takes life as it comes to him.
He wrote, “I take life as it comes, but in all the vicissitudes of life, I trust in God only. He is always with the just.
“Justice served after six years. Justice delayed is never justice denied. God alone be praised. SEN. DINO MELAYE 12 – FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND IGP 0.12 CASES ALL WON BY GOD.”
