Police arrest 7 over alleged attacks on officers in Edo

The Edo State Police Command person arrested nary less than 7 suspects successful transportation with the onslaught connected its unit successful the state.

DAILY POST gathered that the incidental happened connected March 7, 2026, during a communal situation betwixt the Ogbeson and Iguoshodin communities.

It was learnt that the situation started erstwhile the Ogbeson assemblage was celebrating the commissioning of an Oguedion (an elder assembly hall).

The Ogbeson assemblage alleged that the shootout was coordinated successful collaboration betwixt members of the Iguoshodin assemblage and constabulary officers.

During the crisis, respective persons, including constabulary officers, sustained assorted degrees of injuries.

The Police officers attacked were said to person been rushed to the infirmary for treatment.

Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officers of the Edo State Police Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said Ogbeson and Iguoshodin communities person had a long-standing communal dispute.

Ikoedem said, successful an effort to code the situation, members of the Iguoshodin assemblage submitted a petition to the constabulary seeking intervention.

“Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team, accompanied by immoderate members of the Iguoshodin community, visited Ogbeson connected Saturday to invitation definite assemblage elders for questioning successful a bid to resoluteness the dispute.

“However, connected sighting the operatives, some...