Senator Dino Melaye was on Tuesday arraigned before an FCT high court, Apo area of Abuja on a six count charge, bothering on attempted suicide and attempt to escape from police custody.
The presiding judge, Justice Sylvanus Orji noted that he was aware that the court had granted bail to the defendant when he was arraigned before him on July 25, 2018 on the same charges.
Oriji said that the earlier bail conditions, which included the sum of N5 million and two sureties in like sum were still valid and should be sustained in the current charges.
In the earlier bail condition, Melaye was to produce two sureties who must be directors in the civil service, reside in the FCT, and depose to affidavits of means.
Counsel to the defendant, Mike Ozekhome was however not in the court at the time of sitting.
The case had been adjourned till April 5, 2019 for hearing.
