Newsbuka has learnt that a crack team of operatives from the Edo State Police Command, the State Security Corps, hunters, and vigilante members has nabbed eight suspected kidnappers in Esan Central Local Government Area of the state.
Spokesperson of the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, revealed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City on Sunday.
According to her, the suspects were arrested in the Idoha/Ewu forest and other identified hideouts on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at about 3:30 a.m., by the combined team of the command’s tactical teams, drone unit, Edo State Security Corps, hunters, and vigilante members.
She added that the operation involved coordinated bush-combing in line with the directives of the Commissioner of Police in the state, Monday Agbonika.
Ikoedem named the suspects as Jokoro Sali, Buhari Ibrahim, Isah Abubakar, Shehu Ibrahim, Abdullahi Samar, Ibrahim Shaibu, Mohammed Joro, and Suleiman Unana, adding that three tents suspected to be kidnappers’ camps were discovered during the exercise, leading to the arrest of the eight suspects.
The spokesperson of the command said five mobile phones suspected to belong to kidnapped victims were recovered, revealing that investigations are ongoing to uncover and arrest other members of the syndicate.
Security Operatives Nab 8 Suspected Kidnappers in Edo Community
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