CULT clashes and gun violence have caused over 180 fatalities in Edo State between January 2021 and December 2023, a report by the Partnerships Initiatives in the Niger Delta has disclosed. The P4P Peace Map, in its weekly update, showed an increase in cult-related deaths in the state. The tally …
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THE Edo State Police Command said it is aware of the recent surge in secret cult fighting and the killings in Benin, which have claimed the lives of innocent citizens, including Hillary Nosa Odia, a staff of Independent Television and Radio, Benin City. Odia was reportedly shot dead on Christmas …
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FULANI Herdsmen strike at Evbosi along Benin-Abraka road on Monday afternoon 20th of November 2023 and made away with two victims whose whereabouts are yet unknown. The victims whose names were simply given as Mr Samson and Messrs Enove were test running their vehicle after fixing before they suddenly encountered …
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Cyril Igiebor died after Edo Hospital refused to treat him without a police report CONFUSION grieved family members after a local vigilante team deployed to secure the burial venue accidentally shot one of the guests. The city of Benin has yet to come to the death of Cyril Igiebor, 28, …
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THE Edo State Police Command has arrested a former banker, Gift Igbinosun, 35, for allegedly defrauding John Nnamdi and Obasogie Osagieduwa of over N14.9m. The police spokesperson in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the suspect who was sacked by her employer, a commercial bank, two years ago defrauded the victims …
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The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Dankwara, on Thursday, said 53 persons had been arrested in connection with cult-related activities in the state. Dankwara disclosed this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Benin, the state capital. He warned citizens and organisations in the state to …
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THE Edo State Police Command has arrested a 16 years old boy for allegedly defiling a two-year-old minor in Edo State on June 7. Parading the suspect, Edo Police State Command’s spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect committed the offence in Egba community, Uhunwonde Local Government. …
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A man identified as Okhiria has been arrested by the operatives of the Edo State Police Command for shooting his wife with a gun during an argument on June 3, at Ekae Community in the new Etete axis, GRA, Benin. The suspect was said to have had an argument with …
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THE Edo State Police Command said 12 more passengers who were abducted at the Ubeaja train station had been rescued unhurt on Saturday in Ughboa Forest. On Sunday, the state police commissioner, Mohammed Dankwara, said the rescue mission was made possible by the joint forces working tirelessly to ensure the …
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The Edo State Police Command, on Saturday reacted to the assassination attempt on Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries. The outgoing state Police Commissioner, AIG Abutu Yaro, ordered the withdrawal of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Auchi Division, CSP Ayodele Suleiman, over the incident. Recall that some unknown …
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