Senator Dino Melaye suffered an asthmatic attack and collapsed after surrendering to officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Abuja on Friday, January 4, 2019.
Police officers had invaded Melaye's Abuja home on Friday, December 28, 2018 to arrest him for his alleged involvement in the shooting of a police officer, Sgt Danjuma Saliu, in July 2018.