Two suspects who recently indicted Senator Dino Melaye of arming them with weapons to cause mayhem in Kogi State ahead of 2019 elections have escaped from police cell alongside four other suspects, reports from Lokoja, the state capital, state.

One of the reports, by the online edition of the Abuja-based Daily Trust, quoted Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ali Janga, as confirming the development

Janga, at a news conference in Lokoja said the suspects escaped from police custody at the ‘A’ Division in Lokoja at about 3.20 am on Wednesday, the report said.

Janga identified the suspects that indicted Senator Melaye now on the run to include Kabiru Seidu a.k.a Osama and Nuhu Salisu a.k.a Small.

The four other suspects that escaped from detention alongside the duo include Aliyu Isa, Adams Suleiman, Emmanuel Audu and Musa Mohammed, the report said.

“CP Janga who alleged connivance on the part of its men on duty, said 13 of them who were on duty when the incident occurred have been detained for interrogation,” the report said.