Tag: Edo Police Command
Father’s Day tragedy: 13-year-old boy hacks father to death with axe
As children all over the world were busy paying glowing tributes to their fathers, in commemoration of this year's Father's…
How DPO escaped death from Edo Vigilante’s gunshot
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin City, AIG Isaac Akinmoyede, has called for strict supervision and regulation…
Eid el-Fitr: Edo Police deploy 3,410 operatives
To ensure a hitch-free Eid el-Fitr celebration, the Edo State Police Command said it has put in place adequate security…
Edo Police arrest 2 suspects for stealing N5.2m dropped by robbers
The Edo Police Command has arrested two men, Monday Imafidon and Ifeanyi Okafor, who stole the loot dropped by a…
Sales representative fakes own kidnap over N.9m debt to company
A 25-year-old sales representative of a famous pharmaceutical company in Edo state, Chikezie Precious, has been arrested by operatives of…
Edo boy, Tajudeen Igikalo abducts girl, threatens to sell her
The suspect had demanded N3million ransom for the girl while threatening to kill or sell her to Fulani herdsmen if…
POS operator arrested in Edo for collecting ransom for kidnappers
Operatives of Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit of Edo Police Command, have arrested an operator of Point of Sale (POS),…
Herdsmen on rampage, shoot seven farmers dead in Edo
Edo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of seven persons, including farmers, in Ovia North East Local Government Area…
Police kill 8 suspected kidnappers in Edo
Edo Police Command said that a total of eight suspected kidnappers were killed during various operations during the last three…
Armed robbers kill Police Inspector in Benin
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Suspected armed robbers have reportedly shot and killed a police officer, Inspector Mohammed Hameed, in Benin, Edo…
Edo police command gets ultimatum on escapee crime suspects
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Network of Civil Society Organizations of Nigeria (NOCSON), has expressed dismay over the 10 suspects who…
Edo police re-arrest suspects who escaped from state CID
Two out of ten suspects who escaped from the holding cell of Edo State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) facility have…
Bus driver, mechanic killed as hoodlums continue rampage in Edo
By Jethro Ibileke End of the year and New Year celebrations turned sour for some families in Benin City, the…
Police arrest 3 suspects for rape, robbery, murder of trader in Edo
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three persons, Destiny Osa, Etim Zion and Samuel Jeremiah,…
Police re-arrest 18 runaway prison inmates, 30 others in Edo
By Jethro Ibileke Edo state police command on Wednesday said it has re-arrested 18 of the runaway inmates who escaped…