By Mercy Akuba
In response to the call of Governor Monday Okpebholo to sanitize the State of criminal elements, the operatives of Agbede Police Division in collaboration with Vigilante officials have arrested (3) three suspects allegedly involved in Kidnapping, armed Robbery and snatching of moto bikes.
The suspects who were intercepted at a routine stop and search in Aviele were caught with One (1) English made Beretta pistol, one (1) dagger, and infinix phone.
According to the press statement signed by the Police Public Relation Officer, CSP, Moses Joel Yamu and made available to Newsmen in Benin City .
The suspects who are Jamilu Idris, 20yrs, Usman Shuaibu, 24yrs and Yakuza Usman , 20yrs were allegedly involved in Kidnapping and armed robbery.
In a similar development, four (4) suspects were arrested at UBA junction in Auchi by operatives of Auchi Division alongside vigilantes on routine stop and search.
Two (2) of the suspects who started running upon seeing men of the Police Force were chased and of them was arrested while the other one escaped.
On the spot search led to the recovery of a sum of 1 million, three hundred and forty-five thousand, one hundred naira (1,345,100), on Usman Adamu, 5 micro sim cards, one machete, one dagger, two phones and a pack of cigarettes.
The other suspects who were later trailed and arrested are lliyasu Abubakar, 19yrs, Safiyana Mohammed 20yrs.
It was further revealed that one of the sim cards found on the suspects belong to one Ajibola Sunday if Ignira camp who was contacted and confirmed he is the owner of the sim card.
According to Ajibola Sunday, one of the arrested kidnapper belongs to the eight (8) Man gang who kidnapped his Mum and Mother in law on the third 11/3/25 of March, 2025.
He confirmed that the sum of 10 Million was transferred to the gang to secure the release of her mum and mother in law.