Monday, February 2, 2026 - A combined team of operatives from the Edo State Police Command, the State Security Corps, hunters, and vigilante members has arrested eight suspected kidnappers in Esan Central Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson of the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed
this on Sunday, February 1, 2026, in a statement made available to newsmen in
Benin City.
Ikoedem said the suspects were arrested in the Idoha/Ewu
forest and other identified hideouts on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at about
3:30 a.m., by the combined team of the command’s tactical teams, drone unit,
Edo State Security Corps, hunters, and vigilante members.
She said the operation involved coordinated bush-combing in
line with the directives of the Commissioner of Police in the state, Monday
Agbonika.
She named the suspects as Jokoro Sali, Buhari Ibrahim, Isah
Abubakar, Shehu Ibrahim, Abdullahi Samar, Ibrahim Shaibu, Mohammed Joro, and
Suleiman Unana.
Ikoedem added that three tents suspected to be kidnappers’
camps were discovered during the exercise, leading to the arrest of the eight
suspects.
She said five mobile phones suspected to belong to kidnapped
victims were recovered.
She added that investigations are ongoing to uncover and
arrest other members of the syndicate.
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