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  • Police in Edo arrest 4 armed robbery suspects

    Police in Edo arrest 4 armed robbery suspects

    The Edo Police Command reports that it has detained four alleged armed robbers who were wearing military garb.

    Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Chidi Nwabuze disclosed to reporters on Tuesday, that the suspects attacked and stole money and other valuables from a woman in Benin

    Before the apprehension, the suspects allegedly divided the money among themselves after converting it to a foreign currency, according to Nwabuzor.

    He claims that among the items retrieved from them were an iPhone 13 valued at N500,000, an iPhone 6 valued at N48,000, and jewelry worth N850,000.

    Additional items include a washing machine, an LG split air conditioner for N360,000, a table fan worth N140,000, a standing fan worth N95, 000, an inverter battery and accessories, and gas cylinders, among others.

    The command intelligence officers detained them after receiving a report from Grace Ainabe, the victim of an assault that took place inside her home.

    The spokesman mentioned Iyabo Victor 35, Osas Aganmwonyi 28, Nosa Owie 24, and Idi Etukudo as the suspects arrested by the police.

    He said that the suspects led by Victor, while adorned in military uniform and armed with guns, broke into the victims house in Teboga community and carted away money, phones and jewelries.

    “The suspect entered her house through the POP ceiling and robbed the entire family of their belongings and forcefully transferred N447, 000 from the victim’s account.

    “They collected her phone and forcefully obtained her secret code number for them to have access to her bank detail,” he said.

  • Nigeria train station kidnapping: Six hostages freed, says authorities

    Nigeria train station kidnapping: Six hostages freed, says authorities

    Security forces have reportedly freed six people, including children, who were abducted by gunmen at a train station in Igueben, according to authorities in Nigeria’s southern Edo state.

    The police claimed that the victims were waiting to board a train when they were attacked and abducted by alleged criminal gangs, as we previously reported.

    The train station has been closed indefinitely, and more than 20 additional hostages are still unaccounted for.

    A suspect has been detained in relation to the kidnappings, according to the Edo State Spokesman.

    Eyewitnesses of the Saturday incident said some of the passengers sustained gunshot injuries.

    The Nigerian government has condemned the kidnapping of the passengers describing it as despicable and utterly barbaric.

    The attack comes less than two months before Nigeria’s general election.

    In March last year gunmen attacked a Kaduna-bound train in northern Nigeria, killing some passengers and kidnapping dozens of others.

  • Man tries to jump hotel’s fence after lodging with 2 ladies and buying items worth N85K without paying

    He had, however, made an attempt to escape by scaling the hotel’s fence before being apprehended by security personnel.

    After making an attempt to leave a hotel without paying his debts, a man was caught. Reports state that the individual stayed at the hotel in Benin, Edo State, and made purchases totaling N85,000.

    He had, however, made an attempt to escape by scaling the hotel’s fence before being apprehended by security personnel.

    A social media user shared the story online writing;

    “Happened live in a hotel in Benin city, Edo State. This guy carried two girls to lodge in the hotel, bought items worth N85k and didn’t have money to pay. He tried running away by jumping the fence but was caught by the security guard. Na by force to do big boy?”

     

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