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The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old, Marvelous Isaac, for the alleged abduction of a pistillate astatine the Vegetable Market successful Benin City.
DAILY POST reports that the pistillate was kidnapped connected Sunday, June 14, 2026, astatine the Vegetable Market, wherever she had gone buying aft a religion work with her family.
The Commissioner of Police successful complaint of the Command, Monday Agbonika, disclosed this portion parading arrested suspects connected Thursday, June 18, 2026, successful Benin City.
He said 1 fishy was killed during the rescue cognition of the abducted woman, portion 2 different suspects escaped.
He said the fishy was arrested by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Edo, acting connected credible intelligence.
According to him, during the operation, different fishy identified arsenic Precious (surname unknown) was neutralised pursuing an speech of gunfire with the police.
“Items recovered from the suspects see a reddish Lexus RX 350 with registration fig EKP 848 AE, which the fishy confessed was utilized successful carrying retired the kidnapping operation.
“One pump-action shotgun, 2 unrecorded cartridges, a currency sum of N2,250,000 suspected to beryllium proceeds of crime, and 1 motorcycle.
“Investigation is ongoing, with efforts intensified to apprehend different fleeing members of the gang,” helium said.
He besides added that 5 suspects, namely M...
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