The Edo State Police Command displayed 77 detainees apprehended for various criminal acts on Friday, the result of a series of operations conducted across the state in June 2026. The defendants were seized on charges ranging from kidnapping and cultism to armed robbery, murder, unlawful possession of guns, rape, and other sexual and gender-based violence … Read more
On Friday, Ogun State Police operatives fatally shot two suspected kidnappers during a gunfight and apprehended two other suspects at their concealment along the Ijebu-Ode/Ibadan motorway. The apprehended individuals, Seriki Mohammed Abdullahi, the orchestrator of the kidnapping operation, and Mohammed Bello, a gang associate, were detained at approximately 5 a.m. On Monday, suspects identified as … Read more
Eleven individuals on suspicion of kidnapping have been apprehended by agents of the Edo State Police Command. The command spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said this in a statement that was made accessible to newsmen in Benin City on Monday, January 26, 2026, In separate incidents that occurred on January 22 and 25, the individuals were … Read more