This followed the escape of Melaye from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, where he was earlier prevented from travelling out to Morocco by policemen and operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service.
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Ali Janga, the Commissioner of Police in the state, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the arrest of an alleged gun runner and the recovery of fire arms in Lokoja.
Isa said that the first four suspects Joshua Yohanna, 22; Musa Ibrahim, 25; Nafiu Umar, 32; and Kabir Lawal, 28; were arrested in Kafur Local Government Area of the state.
Don Awunah, the State Commissioner for Police, represented by his Deputy, Abiodun Alabi of the Department of Finance and Administration, declared open the two-day training programme in Yenagoa.
Idris gave the order at the monthly meeting with Commissioners of Police and above on Monday in Abuja.
The police, in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Chike Oti, said up till now, those behind the planned protest were yet to apply for necessary permit, and that it was in their interest to follow the rule of law to ventilate whatever grievances with government.
The State Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Yusuf, made this known addressing officers and men of the state command on Thursday in Kano.
Police said emergency services were called at 8:30 am (0030 GMT) to a report that three people were injured inside a hotel room near Victoria Harbour.
The state Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the officer who was alleged to have shot seven farmers in Gombi Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson of the command, ASP David Missal, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen in Jalingo.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, told newsmen in Dutse that the suspect, Datti Buba, 40, was arrested on Tuesday in Bauchi State through a tip-off.
Inuwa said the suspects were arrested by a team of policemen attached to the Operation Skolombo Special Task Force set up by the State Government to mop up street urchins and other criminals in Calabar.
The News Agency of Nigeriareports that some group of Nigerians recently on the social media, called for the scrapping of SARS over alleged harassment of innocent Nigerians, using #EndSARS.
He explained that the suspects allegedly conspired and abducted the victim at his residence at Mahucin Sarki quarters, after they learnt that he produced fake money.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command in the state, Magaji Majiya, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in Kano on Monday.
Danmallam told the News Agency of Nigeria at the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission headquarters, Enugu that he was pleased with the security arrangement.
Asuquo Amba, the Police Commissioner in the state, told journalists in Yenagoa that some of the items recovered from the suspects included firearms, vehicles and cell phones.
The victim’s husband, Mohammed Admams, told NAN that there was a quarrel between him and his neighbour, resulting in the chopping off of his wife’s hand
The police had earlier warned against the protest
As a result, two of the suspected kidnappers were killed, while one Mustapha Sarkin Bindigan Gali, a member of Danga Security of Gali hamlet via Soro ward also sustained gunshot injury