It a show of strength, operatives of the Edo State Police Command, vigilante members and hunters outgunned a gang of kidnappers to rescue 14 abducted persons. The victims were abducted on Friday by the gunmen along the Fugar-Aganebode Road, after killing two persons on the spot. According to a statement by the State Police Command…
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Benin Branch, has cautioned Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, not to trample upon the rights of the people in the guise of fighting cultism in the state. The association advised Okpebholo to guard against generalization, a situation where people are arrested indiscriminately and hurriedly brought to court without proper investigation in…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has declared that his watch, he would not allow criminal elements to destabilize the state. Okpebholo said this at the country home of Senator Adams Oshiomhole shortly after security meeting with political, religious, and traditional leaders, heads of security agencies on how to address the peculiar security challenges in…
Okpebholo with Kano State Gov., Abba Yusuf The anger, the aghast, and the agony that greeted the Uromi pogrom remain in heightened crescendo, an unrelenting dirge echoing through the land. Families mourn their fallen, and the air is thick with lamentations, while commentaries emerge in diverse tones—some furious, others contemplative, yet all demanding justice. Amidst…
The Police Command in Edo has launched a manhunt for suspected herdsmen who allegedly abducted a Catholic Priest and a Seminarian from St. Peter Catholic Church, Ivukwa community, in Etsako East Local Government. In a statement in Benin on Tuesday, the command’s Spokesman, CSP Moses Yamu, said the incident occurred about 11:30 p.m. on Monday…
An Abuja based legal practitioner of EE Legal Consult, Barr. Esezobor Emmanuel Izibili Esq, has sent his heart felt congratulations to Edo Governor, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, on his 100 days in office, saying the governor is a blessing to the state. Izibili described Okpebholo as an achiever, who in 100 days surpassed most of his…
The Edo State House of Assembly has approved the death penalty for kidnappers. This follows amendment to the bill, Kidnapping Prohibition Law. The lawmakers amended the law to provide a stiffer penalty of death sentence and confiscation of property used in the act. The new law maked it mandatory for those convicted of kidnapping within…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, at the weekend, revealed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will prosecute some of the recently impeached Edo State Local Government chairmen indicted for allegedly looting the local government treasuries, running into over N95 billion. Governor Okpebholo made this revelation when he received the report of the…
Edo State Security Corps (ESSC), on Friday, apprehended 18 suspected kidnappers and Armed Robbers along Benin – Auchi area axis of Edo State, recovering 38 locally made guns, pellets and several charms in the process. The Corps Commandant, Commissioner Friday Ibadin, who made this known in a press statement, said the arrest was made during…
By Sebastine Ebhuomhan Monday, 27th January, 2025. Abuja. Petitioners and respondents of the 2024 Edo State governorship election petition could not resume to trade tackles at the Election Petition Tribunal on Monday, no thanks to the unprepared venue of the hostilities in the Federal Capital City, Abuja. A visit to the new venue of the…
