Dino Melaye
By Our Reporter
Former member of the National Assembly, Dino Melaye said his people prevented sponsored thugs from razing his house. He said this while thanking God God for life.
Melaye who represented Kogi West in the Senate said on Tuesday that communal efforts stopped the hoodlums from attacking his house in Aiyetoro Gbede.
According to Melaye, the thugs were sighted at Obajana junction in 15 buses and armed with weapons. He said Okun youths, women and security operatives went to his house to prevent them from carrying out their dastardly act.
Melaye said ‘majority of the people in the town, especially the youths, relocated to my house to prevent the thugs from perpetrating any evil action.
“My people moved into my house the moment they heard of the evil plans of the thugs to safeguard the place.
“The thugs had to turn back when they probably heard that my people were battle-ready for them.”
Melaye in a tweet he shared earlier, had alerted Nigerians that some thugs were on their way to his house in Aiyetoro Gbede to destroy it.
In the tweet, Melaye had alleged that a top politician sent the thugs to destroy his house.
He wrote, “Loaded thugs left Government House, Lokoja, now on their way to my house in Aiyetoro Gbede. Their mission is to destroy the house.
He however thanked the youths, women and security operatives for preventing the hoodlums from burning his house.
