Thursday, October 3, 2024 -Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a member of Odu’a Peoples Congress (OPC), Christian Okagbare (31) over attempted m8rder of one Osaigbovo Charles and Iyare Stanley in Edo State.
The suspect was alleged to have
committed the offence at the Iyanomo community in Ikpoba Okha Local Government
Area of the state..
The state Commissioner of Police,
Nemi Edwin-Iwo, said Osaigbovo Charles and Iyare Stanley, both of the Iyanomo
community by Rubber research, Benin-City, reported at the station with various
degrees of injuries all over their bodies.
"They reported that some OPC
members from the same community fired shots at them, which resulted in the
injuries sustained without any provocation," he said.
He said the victims were rushed to
the hospital where they were admitted, treated and discharged.
According to him, an investigation by
the Anti-Kidnapping unit of the command led to the arrest of Christian Okagbare.
"He confessed to the crime and
took the operatives to the spot where he buried the firearm, he used in
committing the offence,’’ he said.
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