Breaking News! Afuze Attack: 13 Suspects In Police Net Over Killing Of 4 Police Officers In Edo

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON

Benin City – Thirteen suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of four police officers at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Afuze in Owan East local government area of Edo state have been apprehended.

Edo State Commissioner of Police, Dan Malam Mohammed disclosed this to our reporter today, while giving an update on the unfortunate incident which occurred about 8:pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2019.

He however noted that tactical teams were on the trail of the remaining suspects.

“We have arrested 13 suspects, majority of them confessed to have participated in the crime,” he stated.

The police chief who expressed grave worries over records of violent criminal activities in and around Owan axis of the state vowed to fish out all criminal elements in the area.

“My operatives, the military, DSS  and others are who went on operation show will remain there. We are going to smoke them out, I will not tolerate it,” CP Dan Malam stated.

It would be recalled that gunmen had on the said date and time attacked the divisional police headquarters at Afuze, killed the Divisional Police Officer DPO and three others including a pregnant Officer.