Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has regained freedom after over two weeks in detention.
On Friday, a high court in Abuja granted bail to the lawmaker on health grounds.
In
his ruling, Yusuf Halilu, the judge, said Melaye should be allowed to
attend to his health as he could not be arraigned on a stretcher or on
his hospital bed.
Halilu ordered the senator to present three
sureties who reside and have properties in Abuja, emphasising that one
of the sureties must be the clerk of the national assembly who would
write provide a letter attesting that Melaye will always be available
for trial.
After fulfilling his bail conditions, Melaye filed a
suit against the inspector-general of police (IGP), seeking that the
police do not arrest him.
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