Crime Report

Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi’s father, whose son (Adeniyi) is facing criminal charges over alleged forgery and impersonation, was reportedly arrested by police operatives on Monday in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, according to report by Vanguard News. According to the report, residents told journalists that the arrest took place at the family’s residence, where officers reportedly arrived in several vehicles before taking Adeniyi’s …

Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, on Friday disclosed that a total of 77 suspects were arrested for various criminal offences across the state in June 2026. He disclosed that 38 victims of kidnapping were successfully rescued through intelligence driven operations and coordinated tactical responses carried out across different parts of the state. The suspects taken into custody, according …

The Delta State Police Command has intensified a manhunt for 21-year-old Fejiro, who allegedly stabbed his younger brother, Joseph, to death following a dispute over a pair of bathroom slippers in Delta State. The Command’s spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, that Alltimepost.com that the suspect remains on the run. “The suspect is still on the run since last week. The killing …

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command said they have recovered vehicles allegedly stolen two years ago and arrested two suspects, including a driver found with forged vehicle documents, during a stop-and-search operation in Benin City. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this to journalists in Benin City. She said the suspects had confessed to the offences …

Edo State Police Command said it has rescued 11 persons abducted by suspected kidnappers in Iyahmo, Etsako East Local Government Area of the state and arrested two men for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping to extort ₦4 million from relatives. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikioedem, disclosed this in separate statements issued last weekend in Benin. According to …

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command said they have arrested three additional suspects in connection with the kidnapping of a woman at the popular Vegetable Market along Airport Road, Benin City. With the latest arrests, the number of suspects linked to the crime has risen to six. Investigators say the only person still on the run is a community …

EDO State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Thursday disclosed plans by his administration to establish a special court for the speedy trial of suspected kidnappers and cultists as part of efforts to strengthen the fight against violent crimes and insecurity in the state. The governor made the disclosure at the headquarters of the Edo State Police Command in Benin City …

Edo State Police Command said it has arrested a man for allegedly spreading false information that schoolchildren were kidnapped by bandits in parts of the state. The suspect, identified as Ernest Ugbomoiko of Afuze Community, was accused of originating and circulating the report on social media and other platforms. The viral message claimed that pupils had been abducted in Afuze, …

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. …