Nigerian Senator Melaye's Rally Turns Bloody

At least two people were killed and several others injured when unknown gunmen invaded a rally organised by Senator Dino Melaye to compel the Kogi state government to pay civil servants their salaries and open tertiary institutions. Melaye is in hot water as his constituents have began the process of recalling him from the senate.

Senator Dino Melaye.

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