The Edo State Police Command has apprehended 65 suspected kidnappers following a coordinated midnight raid in Aviele, Etsako West Local Government Area. The operation, conducted at approximately 2:45 AM on March 2, 2026, targeted Zango and Max Square properties, known hideouts for criminal activity. According to ASP Eno Ikoedem, the […]
Etsako West
Suspected kidnappers have abducted two brothers, Dr. Abu Ibrahim Babatunde and Abu Tahir, in Auchi, Edo State, sparking a coordinated search-and-rescue operation by security agencies. The incident occurred on Thursday evening along City Pride Road, Igbira Camp, in Etsako West Local Government Area. According to eyewitness accounts, the brothers arrived […]
Residents of Auchi, the administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area in Edo State, were thrown into panic on Wednesday evening after multiple explosions ripped through three different parts of the town. The blasts, which occurred almost simultaneously around 6:30 p.m., destroyed properties worth millions of naira, including shops […]