Lucky Obukohwo Reporting
The operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested three suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in Aviele community, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s image maker, Moses Yamu, revealed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
Yamu named the three arrested suspects as Jamilu Idris, 20; Usman Shuaibu, 24, and Yahuza Usman, 20.
According to Yamu, the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Agbede Police Division alongside Vigilante personnel on March 16, 2025.
Yamu said they were arrested during a stop and search in the community along Abumere by Powerline.
The image maker of the command alleged that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects were part of a syndicate responsible for kidnapping and armed robbery, including snatching of motorcycles in the Edo North axis of the state.
He listed items recovered from the suspects as one English-made Beretta pistol, one dagger, and an Infinix phone.
He said investigation was ongoing to arrest other members of the syndicate.
He added that the success recorded within the past 48 hours was part of the ongoing efforts by the command to rid the state of crime and criminality.
He, however, disclosed that the Commissioner of Police in the State, Betty Enekpen Isokpan, had assured the public of the command’s commitment to protecting lives and property, and to bringing perpetrators of crime to book in the state.