Crime Report

Benin City, Edo Nigeria — Six years after the kidnapping and brutal murder of Barr. Iyoha Osobase, judgement was delivered on Wednesday with the sentencing to death of five of the six accused persons by presiding Judge of State Civil High Court 2, Hon. Justice Efe Ikponmwonba. Late Barr. Iyoha Osobase, was allegedly murdered on May 9, 2020, in Aduwawa, …

Operatives of the Edo State Security Corps (ESSC) have arrested three suspects over an alleged attempt to unlawfully dispose of a company’s delivery truck and its consignment of sachet water in Benin The suspects were intercepted following intelligence reports that led security operatives to a Toyota Dyna truck belonging to a sachet water manufacturing company based in Asaba, Delta State. …

Edo State Police Command has disclosed plans to arraign Mr. Kelly Okungbowa, popularly known as ‘Ebo Stone’ and a political ally of Governor Monday Okpebholo, over the alleged assault of a police officer on lawful duty. Okungbowa was arrested by operatives of the command following an incident that reportedly occurred on Saturday evening along the Upper Sakponba Road in Ikpoba-Okha …

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 4 Brigade under 2 Division have arrested three suspected kidnappers’ logistics suppliers and nine other suspects during coordinated operations across parts of Edo State. The operations also led to the recovery of arms, mobile phones and motorcycles allegedly used for criminal activities. The arrests were made during Operation KO SALO, a joint operation involving the …

Fresh fears of renewed cult war have gripped residents of Benin, Edo State, following the killing of a yet-to-be-identified young man who was reportedly gunned down by suspected cultists on Sunday evening near the main gate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). The bloody incident, which occurred at about 5:00 p.m. along the ever-busy UNIBEN main gate axis, threw the …

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, has recorded what it described as an impressive operational outing in April, arresting 29 suspected drug traffickers and seizing 10,359.71 kilograms of assorted narcotics. State Commander of the agency, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed that the suspects—19 males and 10 females, were apprehended during targeted raids on drug flashpoints and routine patrols …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Rilwan Olutunji Disu, has ordered immediate disciplinary action against officers of the Nigeria Police Force involved in the fatal shooting incident in Effurun, Delta State, which led to the death of a civilian, Mene Ogidi. The IGP made this known during a press briefing at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Wednesday, where he described the …

An alleged illegal orphanage reportedly used for an adoption scam has been uncovered in Afuze, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, leading to the arrest of its proprietress, one Mrs. Grace Efe Uwadia. The facility, operating under the name Uwadia Children Home, was shut down following a complaint that exposed alleged irregularities in its adoption process. The Edo …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted four persons in Edo State, with a ransom demand of N30 million placed on two of the victims. The abductions were said to have occurred in Itsorkwi and Imeakabu communities in North Ibie, Etsako East Local Government Area of the state, heightening tension among residents. Sources disclosed that two of the victims …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found last year in his apparently abandoned Tesla that was towed from the Hollywood Hills, authorities said Thursday. Los Angeles police said in a brief statement that the 21-year-old Houston-born alt-pop singer whose legal name is David Burke was being …