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EDO POLICE ARREST OLUCHI AND SYNDICATE FOR STAGED KIDNAPPING, RECOVERS FIREARM USED IN RANSOM VIDEOS

adminJune 9, 20260

The Edo State Police Command has uncovered a carefully orchestrated kidnapping scam and arrested four suspects who conspired to fraudulently obtain Fifty Million Naira (₦50,000,000) as ransom from unsuspecting family members through a fabricated abduction plot. On 1st June, 2026, one Mr. Tony Ugbowan of Agbor Road, Benin City, reported at the Command that his […]

EDO POLICE ARREST KIDNAP SUSPECT, RECOVERS DECOMPOSING BODIES OF 2 VICTIMS

adminJune 3, 20260

Officers of the Edo state Police Command have recovered 2 corpses from the forests along the Benin- Lagos Expressway, who were kidnapped last month from Ekiadolor. The recovery followed the arrest of one of the kidnapers, a member of a 7 man syndicate who operates along the Benin-Lagos and Benin-Akure expressway, by the Violent Crime […]

Edo Security Squad Arrests 12 Suspected Cultists, Seals Alleged Initiation Centres in Benin

adminMay 14, 20260

Men of the Special Security Squad, “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers,” in Edo State have arrested 12 suspected cultists and sealed two apartments allegedly used for cult initiations during coordinated raids across several hotspots in Benin City. The operation followed the killing of a young man in front of the gate of the University […]

Residents Cheer as Security Squad Demolishes Criminal Hideout in Ubiaja

adminMay 11, 20260

Residents of Ubiaja in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State erupted in jubilation as the Edo State Special Security Squad demolished a building allegedly used as a hideout for kidnapping and drug-related activities linked to suspected kidnap kingpin, Jerry Okoyomo. The demolition attracted a large crowd of residents who commended the state […]

Security Operatives Raid Kidnappers’ Hideout in Edo Forest, Arrest Two Suspects

adminMay 11, 20260

A combined team of the Edo State Special Security Squad, the Edo State Security Corps, and the Nigeria Police Force has raided a suspected kidnappers’ hideout deep within the forest of Amah community in Etsako West Local Government Area, arresting two suspects in a renewed crackdown on criminal activities across the state. The operation, led […]

Police Launch Manhunt for Abductors of 17-Year-Old FUTO Student

adminMay 5, 20260

By Sophia Afolabi The Imo State Police Command has launched a coordinated search and rescue operation following the abduction of a 17-year-old student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Mary Ezinwayi Uzoma, along the FUTO/Ihiagwa Road in Owerri West Local Government Area. The command said its operatives, in collaboration with local vigilantes, were […]

Troops Nab Two IPOB/ESN Suspects in Coordinated Anambra Sting Operations

adminApril 13, 20260

By Sophia Afolabi Troops under Operation UDO KA have arrested two suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network, during separate sting operations in Anambra State. Security sources said the first arrest was carried out at Ihiala checkpoint by troops of Sector 5, working with a tracking […]

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Police arrest two Armed robbery suspects, recover firearm in Imo

adminApril 13, 20260

By Sophia Afolabi Operatives of the Orji Divisional Headquarters, in collaboration with the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command, have arrested two suspected armed robbers in Owerri, the state capital. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen. Okoye said the suspects […]

Gov Okpebholo Condemn Attack on Onojie of Ekpoma’s Palace, vows decisive Action Against Insecurity

adminJanuary 13, 20260

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has condemned the attack on the palace of the Onojie of Ekpoma, His Royal Highness, Zaiki Anthony Ehizojie Abumere II, following a protest in Ekpoma that resulted in the blockage of a major highway and widespread destruction of property. The governor’s condemnation came a day after the incident, when […]

Security Stands Tall as the Heartbeat of Governor Okpebholo’s Vision for Edo

adminJanuary 13, 20260

By Patrick Akhere Ebojele, Ph.D Security is no longer a slogan in Edo State of today; it has become the backbone of governance since Governor Monday Okpebholo assumed office. At a time when public anxiety is high and emotions are understandably raw following recent security incidents, it is important to pause, look beyond the noise, […]

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