Tag: Edo Police Command
Police invite 24 suspects over theft, sale of Edo govt’s land
The suspects were invited following "petitions from members of the public" who bought lands that were recently reclaimed by Edo…
Attack in Edo not carried out by ISWAP – Police, govt
But, the State Government, in a statement on Saturday by its Commissioner of Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, refuted claims…
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.
Police rescue three traditional worshippers from kidnappers in Edo
The statement said: "The Command through its Divisional Headquarters at Ugo received a complaint that hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers…
Insp. Efe Ishiaka stabbed to death inside Benin’s apartment
By Jethro Ibileke A 40-year-old female police inspector, Efe George Ishiaka, has been allegedly stabbed to death inside her lover’s…
Edo man Zachariah arrested over rape, murder of Aigbokhode
The deceased was said to have bled to death after being stabbed several times after she was raped on the…
How notorious burglar Ibrahim stole 9 plasma TVs in Edo, Lagos hotels
By Jethro Ibileke Operatives of Edo State Police Command have arrested a notorious burglar, Ahmed Ibrahim, for stealing nine plasma…
Two deadly Aiye cult gang members busted in Edo
The operatives were on routine patrol/stop and search on the Auchi-Ekperi road when they accosted two young men on a…
End of the road: Edo kidnapper shot dead
According to Iwegbu, the suspect was killed by operatives of the command on routine patrol while others were wounded and…
30 suspects arrested over Edo cult clashes
By Jethro Ibileke Thirty suspects, including seven females, were on Thursday paraded by the Edo state police command, over alleged…
Police kill 3 kidnappers, rescue Italian Rev. Fr. in Edo
The 68-year-old members of Somascan Father’s Community, was kidnapped by the hoodlums along Ogunwenyi through Usen community, in Ovia South…
68-year-old deadly cultist, five others arrested in Edo, guns recovered
She noted that the suspects were arrested by the men of the anti-cultism unit of the command who had been…
Cult killings: Teenager, 3 others arrested in Edo
No fewer than eight suspected members of two rival cult groups were killed between Wednesday and Thursday, at various points…
2 robbery suspects killed in Benin
Iwegbu said that the suspects were part of a gang of armed robbers that attacked Rubec Oil and Gas Station,…
Police hunt for ‘criminals’ recirculating 2020 obscene killing video in Edo
The Police said the video is being recycled with the target of instilling fear, panic and tension in the minds…
‘Mad’ man attacks Benin trader Anthony Jibunor with cutlass, escapes death
It was gathered that the assailant, thought to be a mad man, attacked his victim, Mr. Anthony Jibunor,with a cutlass.