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Punch Newspapers Sections inka Adedipe, Benin The Edo State Government has opened a portal for members of the public to submit credible information that will lead to the arrest of fleeing inmates from two correctional centres in Benin, the state capital. In a statement on Wednesday, the Managing Director Designate, Edo State Information Communication Technology Agency, Emmanuel Eweka, urged members of the public with useful information relating to the fleeing inmates to log into the portal: www.edostate.gov.ng/fugitives to submit their reports. He said the development was in line with the rec...

Punch Newspapers Sections Adeyinka Adedipe, Benin A coalition of civil society groups, Network of Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria, on Thursday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the police to publish the names of detainees who escaped from the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Edo State Command on New Year Day. Addressing a press conference in Benin City, the Acting President of NOCSON, Ogbidi Emmanuel, and the group’s Director of Publicity, Bevy Efe, flanked by other members of the coalition, said they were shocked that such an incident could happen in the most secure police...

Edo: NEMA partners FRSC, Red Cross on reducing road accidents On By Gabriel Enogholase, Benin As part of efforts to ensure accidents free celebration of the yuletide season in Edo state, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is collaborating with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Nigeria Red Cross Society (RCS). Speaking during the flag-off the joint patrols along the Benin-Lagos road, NEMA Head of Benin Operations, Mr Dahiru Yusuf said the event was aimed at having emergency free yuletide season. He said the sensitization and awareness campaign was aimed at supporting the E...