Police nab 3 suspected kidnappers, rescue victim in Edo

The Edo State Police Command has arrested 2 suspects allegedly specialising successful kidnapping and equipped robbery.

The Commissioner of Police successful complaint of the command, Patrick Daaor, who disclosed this to newsmen connected Tuesday successful Benin City, described the suspects arsenic members of a notorious kidnapping/armed robbery syndicate.

Daaor said the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU).

He said connected June 29, 2026, astatine astir 5:30 p.m., operatives of the VCRU of the State Command, acting connected credible intelligence, arrested the 2 suspects astatine Okada, Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state.

He gave the names of the suspects arsenic Mohammed Hamisu, 22, and Saidu Bebe, 23.

“The suspects, during profiling, led operatives to a wood bordering Abudu successful Edo State and Obiaruku successful Delta State, wherever 3 AK-pattern rifles and 2 magazines were recovered astatine antithetic locations.

“On 12 August 2026, the suspects again led operatives to the aforesaid forest, resulting successful the betterment of 58 rounds of AK-47 unrecorded ammunition and an further magazine,” the Commissioner said.

He said efforts were ongoing to apprehen...