Saturday, February 7, 2026 - Troops of the Nigerian Army raided kidnappers' hideout in Edo North Senatorial district and arrested 13 suspects and recovered arms, drugs and other incriminating items.
Captain Kennedy Anyanwu, Assistant Director, Army Public
Relations 4 Brigade Nigerian Army disclosed this on 5 February 2026.
Anyanwu said the operation, carried out on Feb. 4 by troops
of 4 Brigade in collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force, Nigeria Police
Force, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Edo State Security
Corps, targeted Osara, Auchi and Okpella communities in Etsako West Local
Government Are
“Troops of 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, in collaboration with
personnel of the Nigerian Air Force, Edo State Police Command, the Nigerian
Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Edo State Security Corps, on
4 February 2026 conducted a clearance operation, codenamed Operation IGBO DANU
1 to neutralise, flush out terrorists, kidnappers and rescue victims at Osara
Community in Etsako West Local Government Area as well as Auchi and Okpella
Communities all in Edo North Senatorial District of Edo State” the statement
read.
"During the operation, eight suspected kidnappers and
illicit drug peddlers were arrested.
"The suspects were identified as Jamilu Mohammad (25),
Kasim Abu (33), Braimoh Affeez (31), Sulaiman Hamisu (36), Lawan Umaru (25),
Bawa Auwal (24), Musa Umaru (40), and Amodu Attai (50).
"Weapons recovered from the suspects include one
English Auto Pump-action gun, four live cartridges, and one locally made
pistol.
*Other items seized were a Point-of-Sale (POS) machine, two
cutlasses, a Nikon digital camera, two Android phones, a metal hook, five
bottles of codeine syrup, two Indian hemp weighing scales, and quantities of
substances suspected to be cannabis sativa, tramadol, ice, loud and
colos.
"The sum of ₦87,550 was also recovered.The suspects and
recovered items have been handed over to the Edo State Police Command for
further investigation.
"In a related development, troops of 4 Brigade, in
conjunction with the Edo State Police Command also combed the Aviele Forest in
Etsako West Local Government Area aimed at flushing out suspected terrorists
and kidnappers.
"During the raid, five suspected kidnappers, Isiaka
Abubakar (37), Mohammad Abubakar (25), Yusuf Abubakar (24), Mohammed Somu (20),
and Isiaka Ibrahim (30) were arrested. Items The suspects and recovered items
were also handed over to the police for further investigation.”
The Commander 4 Brigade, Brigadier General Ahmed Balogun,
who led the operations, commended the swift response and collaboration among
the security agencies.
He warned that Edo State will be untenable for terrorists,
kidnappers and other criminal elements to carry out their nefarious
activities.
He also reaffirmed the Brigade’s commitment to safeguarding
lives and properties in the state.
He expressed appreciation to the General Officer Commanding
2 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Chinedu Nnebeife, for his strategic
guidance and support.
recovered from them include two motorcycles, two Android
phones, and a power bank.
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