Photos : Senator Dino Malaye risks losing his senatorial seat as more details of his foreign accounts go viral

The standard of investigative journalism in Nigerian has again been raise a notch by Saharareporters after posting more details of the foreign accounts Senator Melaye operates. The news agency says Melaye has since 2010 illegally operated bank accounts in the US, according to bank statements obtained by them.




It goes further to say, “Melaye, who once styled himself an anti-corruption activist, opened two accounts–one a current account, the other a savings account–in the name of “Daniel Din Melaye,” posing as a student.



By leaving the impression of himself as a student, Senator Melaye was able to open a “CampusEdge” current account with account number 4460 1649 8396 and a regular savings account with account number 4460 1647 5966 with Bank of America in the state of Maryland.



He obtained a bank debit card with account number ending with #8873. It is the senator’s transactions with the debit card that gave away him away as the owner of the accounts. One of his last transactions on the account took place on December 4th as he approved payment for a transaction relating to the purchase of cosmetics from a Kremlin-based MagnitKosmetik store.



Also, on September 1, Mr. Melaye approved payment to a New York-based Schweiger Dermatology. His operation of the foreign account while he is an elected public officer is a violation of Nigerian law and the breach could cost him his seat as aSenate if he is successfully prosecuted by the Code of Conduct Tribunal which is currently trying his close associate, Senate President Bukola Saraki.”……