Nobody Tried To Kill Dino Melaye – Abuja Police Commissioner.

According to the commissioner of police in Abuja, Mr Olufemi Ogunbayo, the alleged assassination on Dino Melaye never took place. Mr Dino Melaye reported the incident, but the police could find no evidence of an assassination attempt at the alleged crime scene.

The police boss narrated what Mr. Melaye reported to the police. He said the ex-lawmaker said he was on his way home from the National Hospital, Abuja in his airconditioned car; all windows wound up, and was listening to cool music when he noticed a range rover sport golf car drive past his.

“The car was said to have parked few meters away from his and the next thing he (Mr. Melaye) heard was a loud sound which he thought was a gunshot. Dino Melaye never said the shot was aimed at him,” the police boss said.

Mr. Ogunbayo said, “The police have gone to the scene of the crime and we could not find any car parked there; no trace of shells on the ground.”

“And there is car dealer store at the area which we went to ask if they heard any gunshot and they said no they never heard any gunshot,” he added.

The police boss said further investigation showed that Mr. Melaye’s car window is not bullet proof; and if there was a gunshot it would have penetrated straight into the car and he would have been shot dead. He said the window has a sign of a crack on it, which could have been a result of the loud sound.

“If they had wanted to kill Dino, they do not need to drive and park meters away from Dino’s car before shooting, they would have just blocked his car and shot him at the spot, so that cannot be called an attempted assassination. And how then is it possible for you to be in your car wind up enjoying the air condition and a very cool music and then you hear a gunshot?” he said.

We Have More Guns and Bullets Than NPF - Armed Robbery Kingpin

A suspected armed robbery kingpin whose gang allegedly killed four policemen in an operation recently has explained why they were able to perform the feat. Oluwole, a.k.a Omoba said at the police headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos that they usually overpower men of the Nigeria Police during gun battle because “we always have enough arms and ammunition."

"We were always armed to the teeth. You see, the police have limited arms and ammunition that they carry about but for us, we always have more than enough.”

According to Omoba, he started armed robbery five years ago and his gang had been successful except recently when they stormed Victoria Garden City (VGC) and met unusual resistance from the police.

“I think we had been very successful for the past five years. We had robbed in many Southern states until the recent robbery at VGC where two of our members were killed. It was on March 24, the police opened fire on us. The gunshots were from back, front and the two sides. I managed to escape but Paul and AY were killed.

“It was not like that in other states. In some areas when we fire back at police, they used to run for their lives, but these Lagos policemen were shooting and shooting that I asked my men to shoot their ways out. I was shocked with the kind of shooting I experienced that day.

"In fact, since the encounter with the police, I have not gone for any robbery operation. I am still in shock, I wonder why the police were still trailing me,” he said.

On why he chose Ajah and Lekki axis for operations, he said, “I think you know that people don’t keep money at home as they used to do. If we operate in places like Agege, Ejigbo and Ketu, how much can we find in a home? But, in Lekki, VGC and part of Ajah, we have rich men that still keep reasonable amount of money in their homes. My brother, we have to use our brain to work.”

Parading Omoba and three other members of his gang, Lagos Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, said that on April 11, 2013, during a follow up to the robbery operation at VGC, the officer in charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Abba Kyari and his team arrested two armed robbery suspects. He said Alpha Uche who was shot dead during encounter with police and one Ibrahim Akanbi confessed.

The CP warned criminals, especially armed robbers, to leave the state or risked the wrath of the police. “Whether the criminals operate in another state and run to Lagos, we don’t want it, as we will fish them out", he declared.