The Edo State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of five suspected kidnappers in Ahon community along the Benin/Lagos Road. The state’s |
CP Philip Ogbadu, Commissioner of Police in the state, made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to Mr George Edem, Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at the corps command headquarters, in Benin.
Ogbadu said that the arrest followed a bush combing after the command received a distress call from the area.
He stressed the need for collaboration and support among sister security agencies to make their job in the state easier.
He said that the duties of security agencies were interwoven hence the need for interaction in the course of carrying out their responsibilities.
“We are here to serve the people of Edo, so there is need for joint service for the good of the people.
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The Police Command in Yobe State, on Thursday, said 147 people died in various road traffic accidents in the State from January 2020, to February.
ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Command’s Spokesman, said this in a statement in Damaturu, the State’s capital.
He said, “Available statistics revealed that, over 200 cases of motor traffic accidents were recorded by the state Traffic Department from 1st January, 2020 to date.
“41 were fatal motor accidents in which 147 persons died as a result and many others suffered various degrees of injuries.
“The prevalence of road traffic accidents in the state has become a cause for concern.
Police nab 5 suspected kidnappers in Edo
The Edo State Police Command has arrested five suspected kidnappers in Ahon community on the Benin/Lagos Road. Commissioner of police in the.
The Edo State Police Command has arrested five suspected kidnappers in Ahon community on the Benin/Lagos Road.
Commissioner of police in the state, CP Philip Ogbadu who made the announcement on Wednesday, said that the arrest followed a bush combing after the command received a distress call from the area.
Mr Ogbadu called for collaboration among other security agencies in order to put an end to incessant kidnapping and other criminal activities in the state.
Five suspected kidnappers arrested in Edo – official
The police commissioner in Edo State calls for collaboration among security agencies in the state.
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The police in Edo State on Wednesday said they have arrested five suspected kidnappers inside the bushes around the Benin-Lagos Road.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Philip Ogbadu, disclosed this when he paid a visit to the Commandant,
Mr Ogbadu said that the arrest was made when police operatives combed the bushes after receiving a distress call from the area.
He stressed the need for collaboration and support among security agencies in the state.
The duties of security agencies, he said, were inter-woven, hence the need for interaction in the course of carrying out their responsibilities.