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Gov Okpebholo Condemn Attack on Onojie of Ekpoma’s Palace, vows decisive Action Against Insecurity

AdminJanuary 13, 2026

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has condemned the attack on the palace of the Onojie of Ekpoma, His Royal Highness, Zaiki Anthony Ehizojie Abumere II, following a protest in Ekpoma that resulted in the blockage of a major highway and widespread destruction of property. The governor’s condemnation came a day after the incident, when […]

AdminDecember 12, 2025

Okpebholo vows to tackle insecurity head on in Edo State Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has reaffirmed his administration’s strong commitment to securing the lives and property of citizens. He made this known in Benin City while receiving the new Commander of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, General Ahmed Olatunboju Balogun, on a courtesy […]

Edo Govt Demolishes Properties Linked to Cultism in Uromi…15 Arrested With Illicit Drugs in Separate Raid

AdminDecember 6, 2025

The Edo State Government has begun demolishing properties allegedly linked to cult activities in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area, as part of intensified efforts to curb kidnapping, cultism and other criminal acts across the state. The action followed a major security raid on 17 November 2025 by the State’s Special Security Squad, conducted in […]

Edo State Strikes Drug Syndicates: Seven Suspects, Including Nursing Mother, in Custody

AdminNovember 27, 2025

The Edo State Government has intensified its campaign against illicit drugs, and has arrested seven suspects, including a breastfeeding mother, in a coordinated anti-drug operation across Uromi, Ubiaja and Auchi in Edo Central and Edo North Senatorial Districts. The suspects, comprising three males and four females, were paraded in Benin City by the Edo State […]

EDO SPECIAL SECURITY SQUAD BUSTS NOTORIOUS KIDNAPPING HIDEOUT, NABS KEY SUSPECTS

AdminNovember 23, 2025

Edo State’s renewed offensive against violent crime gained significant momentum at the weekend as Governor Monday Okpebholo’s security architecture delivered another decisive victory, with the demolition of a property used as a major operational base by kidnappers in Egbai community, Ovia North-East Local Government Area. The operation, executed by the Edo State Special Security Squad, […]

Army Captures Four Suspected Kidnappers in Edo State

AdminNovember 19, 2025

The 4 Brigade Command of the Nigerian Army, Benin City, Edo State has intensified its crackdown on kidnapping and related criminal activities along the Ahor and Uselu-Nahor axis of Uhunmwonde Local Government Area, leading to the arrest of four suspected kidnappers in a coordinated operation. Speaking to newsmen while parading the suspects at the Brigade […]

Major Edo Crackdown: 31 Cultists Arrested as Security Squad Issues 7-Day Ultimatum to Runaway Gang Members

AdminNovember 18, 2025

The Edo State Special Security Squad, operating under the code name “Operation Flush Out Kidnapping and Cultism”, has arrested 31 suspects following coordinated raids across Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government Area. The operation is part of the State Government’s intensified efforts to curb cult-related violence and rising criminal activities. The arrests are linked to […]

PROTEST AT PLANNED LAUNCH OF MOWAA: POLICE RESTORE NORMALCY AND ENSURE SAFETY OF ALL PARTICIPANTS

AdminNovember 10, 2025

The Edo State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that today Sunday, 9th November 2025, credible intelligence was received regarding a planned protest aimed at disrupting the official launch of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City. In response, the Command made adequate security deployment to the venue to forestall […]

GOV OKPEBHOLO DONATES PATROL VEHICLES TO BOOST SECURITY IN EDO CENTRAL

AdminNovember 3, 2025

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has commissioned and handed over 10 brand new Toyota Hilux patrol vehicles to the Nigeria Police Force, Irrua Area Command, in a move aimed at strengthening security operations across Edo Central Senatorial District in particular and Edo State in general. The vehicles, which were officially received by the Area […]

Edo Security Squad Averts Bloodbath in Benin, Restores Peace to Tensed Communities

AdminOctober 31, 2025

Swift intervention by the Edo State Security Squad has averted what could have been a major bloodbath in Benin City, following violent clashes that erupted in Ogheghe and Ohoghobi communities, Ovia North East Local Government Area of the State. The crisis, which broke out on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, led to the death of one […]

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Gov Okpebholo Condemn Attack on Onojie of Ekpoma’s Palace, vows decisive Action Against Insecurity

Edo Govt Demolishes Properties Linked to Cultism in Uromi…15 Arrested With Illicit Drugs in Separate Raid

Edo State Strikes Drug Syndicates: Seven Suspects, Including Nursing Mother, in Custody

EDO SPECIAL SECURITY SQUAD BUSTS NOTORIOUS KIDNAPPING HIDEOUT, NABS KEY SUSPECTS

Army Captures Four Suspected Kidnappers in Edo State

Major Edo Crackdown: 31 Cultists Arrested as Security Squad Issues 7-Day Ultimatum to Runaway Gang Members

PROTEST AT PLANNED LAUNCH OF MOWAA: POLICE RESTORE NORMALCY AND ENSURE SAFETY OF ALL PARTICIPANTS

GOV OKPEBHOLO DONATES PATROL VEHICLES TO BOOST SECURITY IN EDO CENTRAL

Edo Security Squad Averts Bloodbath in Benin, Restores Peace to Tensed Communities

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