Tag: Edo Police Command
65-year-old farmer, 1 other rescued from kidnappers in Edo
The victims were abducted by the hoodlums on Thursday, 22 September, 2022, while working on their farmland in Ago-Orio community,…
2 men docked for giving false information to police in Edo
By Jethro Ibileke A 68-year-old man, Gabriel Ekhaigba, has been charged to court by the Edo State Police Command, for…
Gun-battle in Edo: Police shoot three kidnappers dead, rescue 13-month-old baby
According to the statement, an alarm was raised by distraught residents of Achigbor Community along Benin-Auchi road, in Uhunmwonde LGA…
Police foil kidnap attempt, arrest 4 in Edo
The suspects arrested include Ayo Jeremiah Obazuwa, 50; Sule Kelson Jubril, 34; Silas Uwana, 33; and Ogbonmwan Jude, 37.
Police ambush kidnappers in Edo, kill one, recover ₦240k, charms
The statement added that the operatives "suddenly encountered some hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers emerging from the forest."
Two women in police net over theft, sale of 9-day-old baby for N400k in Edo
Wilfred Nosa Iyere (62) was alleged to have sold the baby girl to Juliet Agboifo (45), at Ogida Quarters, Benin…
Mummified bodies: Edo police arrest 10 suspects, says morgue operator not licensed
The Police Command through its deputy spokesman, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, had in the night of Wednesday, 17 August, 2022, announced…
Police raid Edo communities, recovers guns, ammunition, others
On arrival at the community, the other miscreants terrorizing the community on sighting the operatives took to their heels into…
Cult war: Police crack 30 suspects, recover severed head of victim in Edo
By Jethro Ibileke A recent cult rivalry between Aiye and Eiye confraternities in Benin City, Edo State capital, has resulted…
Funeral Home or ritualists’ den? Controversies trail Edo mummified bodies
Disturbed by the controversy generated by the alleged Ritualist Den, Governor Godwin Obaseki, gave the State Police Command and other…
Battle in Edo forest: Police kill kidnapper, rescue four victims
Iwegbu stated that a victim who escaped from the kidnappers’ den told the police about their whereabouts at Iyuku Forest…
JUST IN: Police recover 20 mummified bodies from Benin building
The corpse were discovered in a building along Asoro slope off Ekenhua road, Uzebu quarters, Benin city,
Police kill 5 kidnappers in Edo, rescue victim
Items recovered at the scene include two locally-made pistols, charms and cartridges
Kidnapping: Respite on Benin-Ekpoma road in the last 90 days
The only kidnapping activity witnessed in the state in the last 120 days was carried out along the Benin-Lagos express,…
7 policemen arrested for corruption in Edo
Edo Police Command has set up an Ad-Hoc committee to checkmate the ugly incidents of corruption among its operatives.