In a tragic incident, a hunter from the Ufa area in Igarra, Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo State, Mr. Suru Abanta, commonly known as Odonkoro, was fatally shot yesterday by suspected kidnappers. The incident occurred while the hunter, his colleagues, and other members of the local vigilante group were […]
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In a disturbing turn of events, the residents of Igarra, the headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area in Edo State, find themselves living in fear as five individuals have reportedly been kidnapped by suspected criminal herdsmen. These criminals seem to have taken control of the various farm roads in the […]
The police officers in Benin city, Edo State, have arrested two suspected kidnappers, Joel Emazor (31) and Philip Roberts (30) over the abduction of Albert Igbinomwanhia (31) in Benin City, Edo State. The Edo Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Chidi Nwabuzor, while parading the suspects on Wednesday, said they were […]
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Usama Abubakar, at Okada Junction, in the Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the development on Wednesday, also said the corpses of three people that were […]
The Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, has said that six more of the 31 victims kidnapped at the Igueben train station have been rescued. During a press conference in Benin City, the commissioner made this announcement and said that two more individuals who were on the […]
The Edo Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Chidi Nwabuzor, on Saturday night made a press statement on Saturday night about passengers waiting to board a train from Igueben, Edo State to Warri, Delta State, who were abducted by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. According to the statement, the suspected herdsmen, […]
Youths of Igarra community in Akoko Edo local government area have stormed the bushes along Auchi-Igarra road in search of a gallant peasant farmer who was brutally attacked and subdued by kidnappers suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. Dependable sources in the community disclosed that the victim who was on his […]
At Ogoja Camp, also known as Ford Oga Camp in Ekiadolor, Benin City, the Edo State Police Command announced on Saturday that it had apprehended five suspected kidnappers. Chidi Nwabuzor, the spokesperson for the state command, thanked the public for reporting the suspects to the police, which resulted in their […]
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 […]
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. […]