A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has described the arraignment of Senator Dino Melaye in a stretcher as unacceptable in a civilised society.
In a press statement received by Channels Television on Thursday, Mr Falana said the action of the police violated the fundamental rights of the lawmaker.
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Senator Melaye, the lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial district, was said to have been re-arrested by the police after he was arraigned on Wednesday at a Magistrate Court in Abuja.
He was consequently arraigned earlier today (Thursday) on a stretcher by the police before the Magistrate Court in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital over allegations of conspiracy and aiding of jailbreak.
Reacting to Melaye’s arraignment, Falana said, “It is particularly degrading and humiliating as it violates the fundamental right to the dignity of his person guaranteed by…
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