Edo Police Area Commander Shot by Suspected Cultists Still Alive, to Leave Hospital Soon
It has been confirmed that the Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, shot by suspected cultists last Thursday with two other policemen, an inspector and a corporal, is alive and recovering fast. The ACP, who heads the Benin Area Command Metro of the Edo State Police Command, was identified as Agabi Godiri. The trio was shot…
Suspected Cultists Shoot Police Area Commander, 2 Senior Police Officers as Killings Continue in Benin
As insecurity escalated in Benin City, Edo State, on Friday consequent upon raging cult war and banditry, an Area Commander and two other senior police officers have become the latest victims of the rampaging armed gangs as they were shot in the early hours of the morning when they responded to distress calls from Upper…
Younger Brother to Shaibu, Edo Deputy Governor Abducted by Gun Men
A younger brother to Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has been reported kidnapped. It was gathered that the younger Shaibu, identified as Frederick, was abducted on Monday by some gun men in the outskirts of Benin when he was conveying his children to school.Sources close to the Shaibu family told Tell Tuesday evening that…
Edo Police Command Loses Two Men in A Kidnap Attempt, Rescues Victim in Another
Two policemen attached to the Managing Director of a popular eatery (GT Plaza) in Benin City, Edo State, Pius Omofuma, were on Wednesday night allegedly killed by suspected kidnappers who attempted to abduct him. The hoodlums were said to have opened fire on Omofuma’s Lexus special utility vehicle, SUV thinking their target was inside but…
Octogenarian Professor of Medicine Assassinated in Edo
A Benin-based professor of medicine and orthopaedic surgeon, Christopher Ogiehor was on Wednesday night assassinated. Ogiehor, 80, was until his gruesome murder, the medical director of City Clinic, at No. 34, Ewah Road, Benin, Edo State. Igiehor, who was murdered in his Number 13, Egbor Anene Street, GRA, residence, was the father-in-law to a governorship…
Kidnappers Abduct Medical Doctor, Ex-LG Chairman in Edo, Demand N115 Million Ransom
Rampaging kidnappers reportedly struck again at the weekend in Edo State abducting two persons, and have since opened negotiation for ransom with their families. First to be kidnapped was the Director, Primary Health Care of Owan East local government area, Dr. Monday Iraoya who was said to have been ambushed on Friday between Uhumora and…
COVID-19: Edo Govt to Send 110 Intercepted ‘Human Cargo’ Out of State
Says three already positive for coronavirus. There was anxiety among health workers at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) Wednesday as a truckload of persons numbering 84 believed to have arrived from Kano state came to the hospital.This is as another vehicle transporting 26 persons said to be coming from Rivers State was intercepted and…
