Tag: Edo State Police Command
Audacious Return: Kidnappers who abducted doctor caught after returning for treatment
The state police spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, said the arrests were made following intelligence-led operations targeting kidnapping networks in Auchi and…
Security operatives bust kidnappers in Edo forest raid
The Edo State Police Command has arrested six suspected kidnappers during a joint operation with the Nigerian Army and other…
Police rescue nine kidnap victims in Edo’s first Drone-led Operation
The Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, disclosed on Saturday that the operation, powered by real-time aerial intelligence, led to the…
How man killed childhood friend during housewarming in Edo
Tragedy struck an otherwise joyful Christmas celebration in Edo State after a man allegedly killed his childhood friend during a…
Police rescue 11 kidnapped passengers in Edo
The Edo State Police Command has rescued 11 of the 18 passengers kidnapped along the Benin–Akure Highway. The incident happened…
Police arrest 21 pupils over alleged cultism
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 21 secondary school students for allegedly plotting a violent cult attack…
Woman kidnaps self, collects N5m ransom from husband
Police in Edo State have arrested a 27-year-old woman, Chioma Success Ezebie, for allegedly faking her own kidnapping and collecting…
Gun Battle in Edo: Police rescue victims, neutralise suspect
Operatives of the Igarra Division of the Edo State Police Command have successfully foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued the…
Police Inspector, 3 others arrested for robbery, extortion in Edo
"Acting on this complaint and other related reports, the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Monday Agbonika, fdc, directed…
Queen of deceit! 31-year-old woman busted for scamming luxury boutiques in Edo
Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, condemned the growing trend of digital fraud and urged young people to embrace honest living.
Tinubu’s order sparks action: Edo Police arrest 14 suspects for burning 16 hunters to death
Meanwhile, in a bid to maintain law and order, a unit of the Police Mobile Force, along with other tactical…
Shocking! Edo revenue collectors hack truck driver to death
At about 12 am, the revenue agents approached the vehicle of the deceased and his conductor who were sleeping in…
Terror in Edo! Catholic Priest, Seminarian kidnapped as gunmen strike Church
Despite this breakthrough, the remaining kidnappers managed to escape with their victims. The body of the slain suspect has been…
Police rescue kidnapped Edo chief after four-day captivity
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, said in a statement on Saturday in Benin that the rescue operation took…
Police rescue ASP, two others from kidnappers in Edo
The team, acting on intelligence today at about 1530hrs, mobilised to the bushes around Ugbebor, in partnership with local hunters…
Edo man allegedly kills four-year old son after falling into trance
He said Osazuwa fell into a trance and was screaming 'Holy Ghost fire" before slamming his son against the wall,…
CSOs give police 48 hours to unravel ‘complicity’ in death of ex-EdO NLC chairman
The Executive Director of African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), David Ugolor, who led the others on a…
Edo Police nab 23 suspects in cult, child abduction ring
Ozigi listed the total recovered items as: Nine pump-action guns, three single-barrel guns, two fabricated Beretta pistols, three fabricated cut-to-size…
Two suspects arrested over abduction of Rev Fr. Oyode – Edo CP
Father Oyode who is the Rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, in Ivhianokpodi,…
One dead as Black Axe, Macphite Confraternities clash in Edo
The deadly clash occurred in the Upper Sakponba area, within Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area. Allegedly, two victims were traced to…
Police crack down on illegal arms in Edo, arrest suspects
“The suspects have confessed to the crime and will soon be charged to court."
Banker shot dead by suspected cultists in Edo
While on his way to the place, his assailants who apparently had been trailing him, were said to have blocked…
Police operative under investigation for kidnapping in Edo
Local vigilantes and hunters in the area had reportedly engaged a gang of kidnappers in shootout while attempting to abduct…
Septuagenarian father of slain Edo politician cries for justice
The distraught father disclosed that when he read the news in the papers, the thought that his son, Osagie and…
Police arrest seven over cult-related killings in Auchi
According to the police, the assailants came to his shop in an unregistered golden colour Lexus 350 saloon car.
22-year-old Anambra-bound bus passenger arrested with gun, pos machine in Edo
Also recovered from him was a blue-coloured pos machine.
Edo community cries out over missing DELSU student
Faith, a student of Business Administration was last seen on Saturday after she she left her home for the farm.…
Police begin manhunt for suspect who allegedly raped minor
He said, “I can confirm that the police got a report of defilement. One promise was said to have raped…
Security operatives rescue 20 kidnapped victims in Edo
The victims were among 41 passengers of four Toyota Hiace buses abducted by gunmen suspected to be herders along Lakpese…
Fraudster Paul impersonating Kaduna State Govt arrested in Edo
He added that Paul, who had impersonated Kaduna State Government to defraud several persons was geo-located to the Edo State…