Wednesday, October 14, 2026 -The Edo State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a notorious One-Chance robbery syndicate operating along the Benin-Agbor Highway.
The command on October 12, received a distress call that one
Joy Osaghae 'f' of Agbor, Delta State, was pushed down from a moving vehicle
along the Agbor-Benin Expressway.
Immediately, the Commissioner of Police deployed a joint
patrol team comprising of Wabazigan, Abudu, Igbanke and Edo State Security Corp
(ESSC) and other security in pursuit of the gang and the hoodlums were chased
up to Igbanke where they abandoned their vehicle and fled on foot into the
nearby forest. The Police officers relentlessly gave them a hot chase and all
four-man gang suspects have been arrested successfully.
Those arrested include Joy Moses 29, Kalu Iro 32, Friday
Chinedu 37 and Chiemela John 35.
Exhibits recovered include one Passat Wagon vehicle with
Reg. No. RLG 19 KA used for the operation, eleven (11) mobile phones of
different makes, one power bank, cash sum of One Hundred and Twenty-Five
Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty Naira (N125,550.00) and several bags neatly
arranged in the boot of the vehicle to deceive unsuspecting victims as a
commercial vehicle en route Benin to Agbor.
The victim has positively identified all the suspects as the
gang that robbed her.
Confirming their arrest, the command's spokesperson, ASP Eno
Ikoedem, said the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation
Department for discreet and thorough investigation.
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