Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Patrick Daaor, mnips, in company of the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, Area Commanders Auchi and Agenebode on Thursday 13th August, 2026 visited the Edo–Kogi border in Okene as part of efforts to strengthen operational collaboration and border security...
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Edo State Police Command has formally welcomed CP Patrick Daaor, mnips, as the 51st Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, following his assumption of duty today. He officially takes over leadership of the Command from AIG Monday Agbonika fdc who has since assumed duty as the Assistant Inspector-General of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested one Odigie Moses, a self-acclaimed spiritualist for alleged sextortion to the tune of $1,100 (One Thousand, One Hundred Dollars). He was arrested in Ekpoma, Edo State. The suspect, who misrepresented himself on Zelle, a social media platform as possessing spiritual healing powers, was...
Troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, under 2 Division, participating in Operation WABAIZIGAN, have successfully rescued 14 kidnapped victims following a swift response to a kidnap incident along the Lagos–Benin Expressway in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade Nigerian...
Acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Directorate, Deputy Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad, has handed over a bank draft of N42 million to Ebesunun Mathew Edonojie, being the sum recovered by operatives of the Commission from fraudsters that defrauded him. Edonojie, a businessman...
THE release of the 2026 Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (pSPI) Momentum Index has once again renewed conversations about governance, accountability and development across Nigeria. While the index placed Enugu, Jigawa and Abia among the three most improved states in terms of momentum, it also ranked Edo among states...
Edo State Police Command has announced the successful rescue of a cattle dealer, Mr. Peter Balogun, popularly known as “Oga Peter,” who was abducted along the Igarra–Auchi Expressway earlier this month. The rescue followed an extensive security operation involving ground forces, aerial surveillance and intelligence-led tactics coordinated by the...
Nigerian Army in a well-coordinated joint operation with the Nigeria Police Force and local vigilante groups, has uccessfully rescued three kidnapped victims, neutralized two terrorists and recovered arms and other items during a decisive operation in Edo State. The Army in a post via its X handle on X,...
Catholic Church in Nigeria has announced the death of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, who passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at the age of 69. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria and signed...
A retired vice principal and respected teacher,Mayor Tajudeen Ojeifo, has died at the age of 73 after a prolonged illness. He passed away on June 27, 2026, in Agbede, according to a family statement issued by his son, Frank Ojeifo. An alumnus of Auchi Polytechnic and the University of...
Edo State Police Command has rescued 11 persons abducted by suspected kidnappers in Ogbido Community, Iyahmo, following a coordinated operation involving police officers, local vigilantes and hunters. The victims, who were reportedly kidnapped while working on their farms, regained their freedom after security operatives engaged the armed suspects in...
Edo State Police Command has made significant progress in the investigation of the kidnapping incident that occurred at the Vegetable Market along Airport Road in Benin City on June 14, 2026. The breakthrough followed a coordinated operation carried out by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) on the...
Edo State Government has dismissed reports alleging that students were kidnapped in Sabongida-Ora, describing the claim as false and deliberately intended to create panic among residents. The Sate Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua, who made the rebuttal in a statement issued on Thursday, said investigations revealed...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has expressed concern over what he described as the growing involvement of some residents in facilitating kidnapping and other criminal activities across the state. The governor made the remarks during the 2026 Ministers’ Conference organised by the Edo State chapter of the Christian Association...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have agreed to partner together towards ensuring credible and transparent election in the 2027 general election. This understanding was reached on Tuesday June 9, 2027 when the Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Obo Etfanga paid...
Edo State Police Command has uncovered a carefully orchestrated kidnapping scam and arrested four suspects who conspired to fraudulently obtain Fifty Million Naira (₦50,000,000) as ransom from unsuspecting family members through a fabricated abduction plot. The command’s spokesman, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this is in a statement issued on...
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested three suspected kidnappers in Jattu, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, following intelligence gathered after the abduction of a female victim earlier this month. The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer,...
2027 Edo South: Grateful Ogbeide-Ihama thanks supporters, says ‘the journey forward begins together’
2027 Edo South: Grateful Ogbeide-Ihama thanks supporters, says ‘the journey forward begins together’
Former member of the House of Representatives, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, has expressed gratitude to the people of Edo South Senatorial District following his victory at the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election, declaring that “the journey forward begins together.” Ogbeide-Ihama made this known in a personally signed letter of...
Edo State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in its ongoing offensive against kidnapping and violent crimes with the rescue of an abducted victim and the arrest of suspected kidnappers during a tactical operation in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area. The operation, which was carried out in the early hours...