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 […]
Crime
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 […]
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Kelly Okungbowa, a suspended Edo State government official also known as “Ebo Stone,” for allegedly abusing the Nigerian currency. The arrest, announced on Monday by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media and Publicity for the […]
The Edo State Government launched a decisive operation on Friday, dismantling a key hideout used by criminal elements in Esan North-East Local Government Area. The targeted effort, focused along the Uzea-Itakpe railway corridor within the Edo Central Senatorial District, aims to eradicate kidnapping and restore security to the vulnerable region. […]
The Edo State Government has indefinitely suspended the Public Safety Response Team (PSRT), led by Kelly Okungbowa, effective immediately. The decision, announced Friday by Secretary to the State Government Umar Ikhilor, comes in response to a surge of public complaints alleging extortion, harassment, and unruly behavior perpetrated by members of […]
A probe panel investigating alleged misconduct within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) is scrutinizing the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for their potential contribution to severe overcrowding in the nation’s custodial facilities. Accusations leveled against the NPF include prolonged detention without trial and […]