The Edo State Police Command successfully rescued Osazee Okungbowa, who was kidnapped on Friday night in the Owanoba community. The rescue operation took place on February 8, when police operatives from the Ologbo Division located and freed the victim around 5:00 p.m. CSP Moses Yamu, the command’s Public Relations Officer, […]
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Operatives of the Edo State Security Corp have apprehended three individuals suspected of involvement in kidnapping activities in Uromi, the administrative center of the Esan North East Local Government Area. The announcement was made by the Corp’s Commander, Friday Ibadin, a retired Commissioner of Police, during a press briefing in […]
Following the distressing incident of the abduction of the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Tony Aziegbemi, by a group of armed individuals near his residence in the Government Reservation Area of Benin City, the capital of Edo State, actions have been swiftly initiated to address […]
The Acting Governor of Edo State, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, convened an urgent Security Council Meeting with security chiefs and religious leaders in the State to assess the current security trends in the State and plan how to tackle the emerging challenges. Shaibu told reporters after the meeting that […]
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. […]