Tag: Edo Police Command
Edo man on the run after killing fiancée, 3-year-old daughter
pokesperson for the Edo Police Command, CSP Moses Yamu, announced this on Tuesday in Benin. According to the statement, the…
Outrage as police shoot, kill teenager at checkpoint in Edo
An eyewitness who declined having his name in print, said the victim was driving in a Mercedes Benz car, but…
Ekpoma on fire! Protests rock town after Police kill teenager at checkpoint
By Thursday, Ekpoma was on edge as enraged youths stormed the streets, demanding justice for the slain teenager.
Police arrest 5 over murder of 7-year-old boy, vigilante commander in Edo
Edo Police Command Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu revealed this in a statement on Wednesday. Yamu revealed that one…
Edo: Many feared killed as clash between farmers, suspected produce thieves escalates
By Jethro Ibileke Many have been reportedly killed in reprisal attacks as the clash between cocoa farmers and suspected produce…
Edo: Police confirm 5 dead, 4 injured in clash between farmers, suspected produce thieves
It would be recalled that the clash which started on Thursday night escalated on Friday morning as those believed to…
“We paid ransom” – Edo lawmaker says police lied on rescue of traditional ruler
At the end of the day, none of them knew how the traditional ruler came back home, but only for…
Four NSCDC operatives arrested over death of Bolt driver in Edo
An eye witness who gave his name as Festus Nwabuzor àlleged during a peaceful protest to the Secretariat of the…
Edo woman arrested for using hot iron to inflict injury on house help
The house help sustained injuries on his lap and genitals as a result of her action, Edo Police Command said…
Edo ex-convict Agbontean nabbed for attempted robbery three days after release from prison
According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Moses Joel Yamu, the police responded swiftly to a distress call from…
Gunmen kill man at popular Benin nightclub
P Moses Yamu, Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Edo said that investigations into the incident were ongoing.…
How 40-year-old man defiled 14-year-old girl in Edo – Police
A statement on Wednesday evening by the Command’s spokesman, SP Moses Joel Yamu, disclosed that the suspect lured the innocent…
Deadly mistake: Three suspects in Court over lynching of welders in Edo
The accused, Frank Abolo (37), Samson Odewole (22), and Happy Ohio (25), along with two others still at large, reportedly…
Police detain suspected armed robber, recover stolen vehicle, weapons
Yamu noted that the command commended the swift action of its operatives and appreciated the public’s continued support in combating…
CP Umoru Peter Ozigi assumes duty in Edo police command
Ozigi got enlisted into Nigeria Police Force in 1992 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police, and trained in the…
Midnight ambush: Gunmen lure, execute Afegbua in cold blood in Edo
Afegbua, who was at home with his wife that night, reportedly received a phone call summoning him to a location.
Gunmen strike in Edo: Couple abducted, third victim escapes
Sources revealed that a third victim managed to escape during the kidnappers' attempt to relocate them to another area, leaving…
Ex-convict arrested for kidnapping, armed robbery in Edo
The suspect and others who were arrested for various crimes ranging from robbery, stealing and kidnapping, were paraded by the…
#EdoDecides: Police train 500 officers on election security
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the training session, the State Commissioner of Police, Nemi Edwin-Iwo, stated that the training…
Edo governorship election: Police begin mop up of illegal arms
Iwo said, during a meeting with the chairmen of political parties and their respective governorship candidates, that the aim was…
Edo couple in police custody for assaulting minor house help
The eight-year-old girl (name withheld), is said to be a daughter of Mama Gabriel's older sister. News of the meanly…
Nemo Edwin-Iwo appointed as 47th Edo Commissioner of Police
statement by the Command's spokesman, SP Moses Joel Yamu, disclosed that CP Nemi Edwin-Iwo, was enlisted into Nigeria Police Force…
Why we killed our victim despite collecting N.2m ransom – Kidnapper
The suspects allegedly abducted 29-year-old Nwashiri in Ologbo community, near Benin City on 17 June.
Police nab 4 secret cult suspects, recover arms in Edo
One of the suspects, Isioma Unwogo (21), was arrested by the Ahor police station division at Orio community with one…
Septuagenarian who survived nine years on death row killed, buried in shallow grave in Edo
The deceased was said to have been sentenced to death in 1986 for a crime he did not commit and…
Suspended cultists arrested with deadly automatic pump action gun worth N700k in Edo
According to him, “This is an automatic pump action gun which is as deadly as AK-47 which has a bullet…
CP Adegboye laments return of ex-convicts to crimes in Edo
Adegboye said this on Thursday while parading 15 suspects arrested for various crimes from different parts of the state, ranging…
Edo PDP campaign spokesman, Olu Martins, arrested, charged over inflammatory statement
Of a recent, there was a viral video of inflammatory statement made by Rev. Olu Martins that can heat up…
Edo: Police confirm kidnap of Dangote Cement workers, rescue 3 injured victims
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Funsho Adegboye, has given a marching order to the DPO of Okpella Division,…
Edo housewife hacked to death by father, son, while separating fight
Patience explained that her mother was separating a fight between her nephew and their neighbours (the suspects) after a heated…