Tag: Edo Police Command
Two cops, three others nabbed for illicit drugs worth ₦20m
The other suspects are, Ovie Samuel (46) Stanley Itota (45) Felix Oputi (46).
‘Season of harvest of criminals’, as police parade 21 suspects in Edo
The Commissioner of Police in Edo State, Mr. Funsho Adegboye, has described successes recorded by operatives of the different units…
Edo woman who masterminded self-kidnap, two others in police net
By Jethro Ibileke A Benin, Edo State-based woman, Blessing Ogunu, who allegedly masterminded her own kidnap has been arrested by…
Police nab Edo suspected cultist
“During the operation, the police accosted and arrested the suspect with one Branil pistol. During the investigation, the suspect confirmed…
Viral video: Policeman to undergo mental health test, orderly room trial in Edo
The Police Constable was seen in the viral video posted by an X user dressed in blue T-shirt, black joggers…
Police: Why we detained man whose wife died in UBTH
Edo Commissioner of Police in the state, Funsho Adegboye confirmed that Owegie was briefly detained after assaulting the medical doctor…
Police rescue priest from kidnappers in Edo
One AK 47 rifle, one expended AK 47 shell, two pump action guns, 14 live cartridges, one cap, and a…
Edo, police move to rescue kidnapped PDP Chairman, APC condemns act
Aziegbemi was kidnapped close to his GRA residence on Friday night while returning from a meeting with Gov. Godwin Obaseki…
Police foil cultists’ attack, arrest 22 suspects in Edo
The police received information that members of the Black Axe confraternity were holding a meeting at a play house, along…
Police intercept notorious cultist Isa Musa with gun in Edo
"The suspect, who made a statement during interrogation, confessed to being a member of Neo Black Africa Movement, also known…
We’re ready for APC, PDP’s delegate elections – Edo police command
Recall that violence erupted last Saturday at the collation venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC)'s delegate election, resulting in…
BREAKING! Police arrest operators of Bureau de Change in Benin
It was gathered that the police operatives stormed the Bureau de Change offices located at Erie Street, Sokponba Road Wednesday…
Fake herbalists in police net for defrauding women of 876k
He added that the charm which the suspects used to deceive and threaten the women that they would die if…
Police rescue nine kidnapped PDP members in Edo
The victims, who were ad-hoc electoral officials for the PDP delegate election in the state, were reportedly kidnapped on Saturday…
How 4 kidnappers were arrested in Kano after collecting ransom in Edo
Nwanbuzor said intelligence-based investigation led to arrest Aminu Sadio and Umar Aminu, owner of the two accounts that received the…
Kidnappers attack police, take over checkpoint in Edo
The State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, disclosed the incident
Cult gang member using NANS plate number as cover arrested in Edo
By Jethro Ibileke The 28-year-old man, Martin Uwaifo, who confessed to being a member of Vikings secret cult confraternity, was…
Police arrest 2 suspected kidnappers in Edo
The State Police Commissioner, Funsho Adeboye, while parading the suspects, disclosed that Chinedu Clement was arrested by the operatives of…
Police speak on murder of journalist Hillary Odia in Edo
The Command in a statement on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, attributed the killing of the…
Man found dead inside car in Edo, body ransacked by suspected robbers
The deceased was found seating behind the steering wheel, with the pockets of his trousers ransacked.
Edo man Abubakar Abdulrahman caught with fully loaded military pistol
According to the Edo Police Command's Spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the suspect was arrested with the Para Pistol with breach…
26 suspected irregular migrants arrested in Edo
The suspects include 16 males and eight females from Cameroonians, and a male and a female from Burkina Faso.
What husband of ‘Mummy Calm Down’ told police about death of his wife
Mrs Toluige Olokoobi Babalola became popular when a video showing her then 4-year-old son begging her to calm down and…
Police urge Edo motorists to key into Central Motor Registry portal
It added that willing participation of motorists will play a crucial role in creating a safer and more secure environment…
Wanted kidnap kingpin caught with UK residence permit, 8 ATM cards, others in Edo
Dogo who was previously declared wanted by the police, was arrested at Ahor Community near Benin City, when he emerged…
Suspended worker robs petrol station of N6.8m, kills supervisor
Ordu denied active participation in the deadly robbery but confessed that he plotted with two others now at large, to…
Police arrest 46 suspects over various crimes in Edo
Of the number, Nwabuzor said 15 were suspected cult members arrested on Sept. 19 during a raid along Okabere road…
‘My only regret is death of cow I bought with ransom from kidnapping’
The suspect who was born and raised at Okada town in Edo State by a Fulani herder was among 28…
‘I found fetish substances with her’ – UNIPORT student on why he killed girlfriend
The student spoke to journalists after he was paraded by the Commissioner of Police in Edo, Mr Muhammed Dankwara on…
Armed robbers kill soldier on escort duty, loot ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags in Benin
The assailants, numbering four, drove in an unmarked Toyota Camry car against traffic flow as they headed toward army vehicle.