In a coordinated effort, the Edo State Police Command, working alongside local vigilantes and hunters, has successfully apprehended 10 suspected kidnappers operating in the Eko Uwaya forest, near Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area. The operation resulted in the safe rescue of a woman who had been abducted by the […]
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Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has firmly stated that the recent violent protest in Ekpoma was not organized by students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU). He has ordered the release of any genuine AAU students who may have been arrested during the incident. In a statement released on Tuesday, […]
Demonstrations erupted in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area, on Saturday, as angry youths took to the streets to protest the abduction and subsequent death of a young man. The protesters destroyed a billboard promoting President Bola Tinubu’s potential 2027 presidential campaign. The victim was kidnapped on January 9, 2026, […]
The Edo State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on cult-related violence, neutralising a suspected cultist and arresting 27 others during a late-night raid that disrupted an alleged initiation ceremony. Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the operation in a statement issued on Monday in Benin […]
In a major boost to educational access for underprivileged students, twenty undergraduates of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, have each received ₦300,000 as part of the ₦1.2 billion OPay National Scholarship Initiative. The disbursement was made possible through the facilitation of the Edo State Government, acting via the Office of […]
The Acting Inspector-General (IGP) of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has issued an order for a group of policemen from the Edo State Police Command. The order comes after an incident where these officers ran over a handcuffed man with their police vehicle, which took place on Thursday. A video that made […]
The Edo State Police Command has apprehended two individuals, a 25-year-old Navy officer named Ibrahim Adamu, and a 26-year-old Nigerian Correctional Service officer, Abdullahi Abdulwahab, on suspicion of car theft. SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the spokesperson for the state command, disclosed during a press briefing on Tuesday that the suspects were […]
On Wednesday, the Edo State Government presented relief materials to victims of a fire incident in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area (LGA) and Owan Community in Ovia North-East (LGA), among others. The Permanent Secretary, Directorate of Special Duties and Rapid Response, Gilbert Egwakhide, while distributing the materials to […]
Fire broke out yesterday in the bustling area of Akere Lane, Alli Square in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, causing widespread destruction of goods worth millions of naira. More than 10 stores were affected by the inferno, including electronic shops, an interior decoration shop, a cyber […]