Police launches specialized anti-kidnapping, robbery, other offences squad in Edo

The Edo State Police Command has launched a specialized Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU, arsenic portion of a renewed operational strategy against convulsive crimes successful the state.

Monday Agbonika, the Edo State Commissioner of Police, officially launched the portion connected Tuesday, May 12, 2026, successful Benin City.

Agbonika said the portion would beryllium headed by CSP Osagie Godspower Etinosa, a highly experienced, intelligent and operationally dependable serviceman with an awesome way grounds successful quality gathering, anti-kidnapping operations and tactical policing.

He said the recently established specialised portion of the Nigeria Police Force was created to combat equipped robbery, kidnapping, convulsive organised crimes and related offences done strictly intelligence-driven operations.

According to him, dissimilar erstwhile tactical units, the VCRU is designed to run with professionalism, accountability and afloat respect for quality rights, successful enactment with law provisions and the Nigeria Police Act 2020, arsenic amended.

“The portion is not authorised to prosecute successful arbitrary stop-and-search operations, profiling of citizens, oregon immoderate signifier of misconduct.

“The portion is not a rebranding of SARS/SWAT. Instead, it is structured to physique nationalist spot done transparency and assemblage engagement. To execute this, its members person undergone mandatory quality rights, marksma...