Police probe viral video of man with severed hand in Edo

  The Edo State Police Command has confirmed a gruesome incident following the circulation of viral videos showing two young men brutally attacked, one of whom had his hand severed.…

Men caught with firearms are Kano hunters, not herdsmen – Edo police

  The Edo State Police Command has dismissed widespread social media claims suggesting that four armed herdsmen were apprehended in the state, clarifying that the individuals in question were hunters…

Teenager Dies After “Odeshi” Ritual goes wrong

The Edo State Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the death of a 14-year-old boy, Okonkwo Obinna Emmanuel, following a failed ritual exercise in Iyamon Village, Illushi,…

Man Arrested For Hacking His Brother To Death In Edo

  The police authorities in Edo State have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly killing his brother to death.   The suspect, Iyayi Omokaro, was said to have hacked his…

Edo policeman ‘shoots’ teenage driver dead for not stopping at checkpoint

  A police officer attached with the Edo State Police command has allegedly killed an 18-year-old youth, Chinedu Abimbor, for refusing to stop at a checkpoint. It was gathered that…

Police confirm death of kidnapped Edo seminarian

  The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the death of a seminarian, Peter Andrew, who was kidnapped on March 3 alongside Rev. Fr. Peter Ekweli. Andrew was with St.…

Man ‘kills’ wife in Edo eight months after wedding

  Kelvin Izekor, a resident of Benin City, Edo, has been arrested by the state police command for allegedly killing his 38-year-old wife Success Izekor. The incident occurred on February…

Police: Suspected herdsmen kill two farmers in Edo

  The Edo police command says two farmers were killed on Monday by suspected herdsmen in Okpekpe, Etsako east LGA of the state. In a statement on Monday, Moses Yamu,…