The Edo State Police Command on Tuesday said it rescued two kidnap victims and reunited them with their families. The command’s spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, in a statement, said the victims, Mrs Helen Augustine and Mrs Funmilayo Elizabeth, were abducted on Wednesday, December 7, 2023, on the Ibillo/Igarra/Auchi Road, Edo […]
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The Edo State Police Command has promised to provide sufficient security and has advised the state’s residents to refrain from using fireworks during the Christmas and New Year’s season. Chidi Nwabuzo, the command’s spokesperson, stated in a press release on Thursday that its agents have been instructed to take strict […]
In response to credible intelligence reports, the Edo State Police Command has issued a stern warning to cultists and other individuals intending to disrupt the peace in and around the Ekosodin Community of Benin City. The police have made it clear that anyone found causing trouble will face severe legal […]
The Edo State Police Command has rescued 14 passengers who were kidnapped on Thursday along the Lagos–Abuja Road, by Ekor and Ikeran Oke, in the Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The Police Public Relations Officer in Edo State, Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. […]
On Friday, November 18, 2022, six suspected criminals were taken into custody by the Edo State Police Command in Benin City. According to what has been learned, CP Mohammed Dankwara, who was dispatched to Edo State last month, increased tactical operations and intelligence gathering, which is what led to the […]
Two middle-aged women, Bright Isibor and Evelyn Eriamator, were taken into custody by the Edo State Police Command on Friday for allegedly using their prepaid meters in Benin without authorization at all. While two others managed to flee, the discovery and arrest were made by a joint team of police […]
Two suspects connected to land grabbing and kidnapping in Benin, the state capital, have been taken into custody by the Edo State Police Command. According to a statement made on Wednesday by Jennifer Iwegbu, the Deputy Spokesperson of the Command, the suspects provided insightful statements and would soon face legal […]
The Edo State Police Command has launched a thorough investigation into the alleged discovery of a ritual den along Ekenwan Road in Benin City. The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Investigations, Olawore Oluwole, disclosed that the main suspect, Gabriel Chukwu Otu, who operated a morgue at the site, was not […]
A daring operation by the Edo State Police Command has resulted in the neutralization of a suspected kidnapper and the rescue of four abducted victims. The successful mission was made possible by a tip-off from an escapee, who provided crucial information leading to the pursuit of the gunmen. According to […]
The Edo State Police Command on Monday said its men killed a suspected kidnapper in a gun duel with the police along the Benin-Lagos Expressway. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, in a statement said the incident occurred at Utekon community, Benin City axis of the expressway. […]