A Benin High Court has remanded four individuals in police custody in connection with alleged illegal oil bunkering activities. Presiding Judge Justice Williams Azeigbemhin made the ruling on Monday, citing the need for the matter to be heard in a Federal High Court. Justice Azeigbemhin stated that a Federal High […]
Crime
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the immediate removal of Mrs. Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin as the Commissioner of Police (CP) for Edo State, replacing her with CP Monday Agbonika. The decision follows the tragic killing of 16 Hausa-Fulani travelers in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area, on March […]
In the wake of the tragic lynching of travelers in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area, Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has taken decisive action, suspending all vigilante group activities and the Commander of the Edo State Security Corps, CP Friday Ibadin (Rtd.). The announcement, made through a statement […]
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 14 suspects in connection with the brutal killing of 16 travellers and the subsequent burning of their truck in Udune Efandion, along the Uromi/Obajana Expressway. The incident occurred on Thursday, sparking widespread condemnation and calls for justice. CSP Moses Yamu, […]
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has strongly condemned the brutal killing and burning of seven individuals suspected of kidnapping by a mob in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area. The governor, denouncing the act as barbaric and unacceptable, has vowed to bring those responsible to justice. The governor’s condemnation […]
The Edo State Police Command has initiated a widespread manhunt for a suspect believed to be responsible for the brutal murder of his fiancée and her three-year-old daughter in Ovbiogoe Community, near Ekiadolor, Ovia North-East Local Government Area. The victims, identified as “Mama Hallelujah” and her daughter, Miracle, were discovered […]
A High Court in Benin City has remanded two individuals, Sunday Divine, 25, and Chijioke Odoria, 27, in the custody of the Edo State Police Command pending further investigation into allegations of conspiracy and robbery. The ruling was delivered on Friday by Justice Williams Aziegbemhin. Divine and Odoria, whose addresses […]
The Edo State government, through its Anti-Kidnapping Task Force, demolished a property in Uromi, Esan North Local Government Area, on Thursday, belonging to Odianosen Oboh, who confessed to participating in kidnapping operations in Edo Central. The demolition underscores the government’s commitment to eradicating kidnapping in the state and serving as […]
A High Court in Benin City has ordered the remand of Ile Itua, 25, and Kingsley Micheal, 36, at the Oko Correctional Centre in connection with the alleged killing of a 21-month-old child. The two men were arraigned on Wednesday and charged with murder. The prosecution, led by Polycap Odion, […]
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have apprehended three individuals suspected of involvement in armed robbery and kidnapping activities in the Aviele community, Etsako West Local Government Area. The arrests, conducted on March 16, 2025, represent a significant step in the Command’s ongoing efforts to combat crime within the […]