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Dino Melaye threatens to drag Yahaya Bello, others to ICC over electoral violence

Senator Dino Melaye has vowed to drag Governor Yahaya Bello and other politicians in Kogi state to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the alleged violence that occurred during the senatorial and…

Senator Dino Melaye has vowed to drag Governor Yahaya Bello and other politicians in Kogi state to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the alleged violence that occurred during the senatorial and governorship election in the state.

Melaye, whose seat at the Senate is under threat, is trailing his opponent, Smart Adeyemi in the Kogi west senatorial district rerun poll.

But the lawmaker, in a post on Twitter on Tuesday, November 19, said what occurred in Kogi state was more of a civil war than an election.

Melaye alleged that 16 people have so far been killed in the Kogi election violence. The senator, when citing an instance of irregularity in Okene local government, said the total number of votes INEC allocated to the APC exceeded the number of Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) collected.

“What we had in Kogi is no election, what we had was a civil war that has claimed 16 lives so far. I will report Bello, Smart Adeyemi. Taofik, Speaker Kolawole, and Sunday Faleke to the international community and then proceed to Hague. This I promise, “he tweeted.

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Published November 19, 2019
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