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A combined team of operatives from the Edo State Police Command, the State Security Corps, hunters, and vigilante members has arrested eight suspected kidnappers in Esan Central Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson of the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this on Sunday, February 1, 2026, in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City.
Ikoedem said 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 said the operation involved coordinated bush-combing in line with the directives of the Commissioner of Police in the state, Monday Agbonika.
She named the suspects as Jokoro Sali, Buhari Ibrahim, Isah Abubakar, Shehu Ibrahim, Abdullahi Samar, Ibrahim Shaibu, Mohammed Joro, and Suleiman Unana.
Ikoedem added that three tents suspected to be kidnappers’ camps were discovered during the exercise, leading to the arrest of the eight suspects.
She said five mobile phones suspected to belong to kidnapped victims were recovered.
She added that investigations are ongoing to uncover and arrest other members of the syndicate.
