Crime Report

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. …

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 …