Senator representing Kogi west, and a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dino Melaye has been arrested.
The chairman of the Senate Committee on FCT, confirmed the arrest on Monday on tweet posted on his official twitter handle.
He said he was detained at the international wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport,Abuja.
“I have just been arrested at the international wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport on my way to Morocco for an official engagement sponsored by the Federal Govt after checking in”.
“Stopped from traveling and under arrest. No retreat no surrender. Talk we must”.
The senator was declared wanted on the 28th of March 2018 by the police for his alleged involvement in a murder case and provision of support for criminal elements in his home state of Kogi.