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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a major breakthrough in its nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking, intercepting illicit substances concealed in coffee sachets and arresting 22 Indian nationals linked to a large cocaine seizure at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. Operatives of the agency intercepted consignments of ketamine, ecstasy and tramadol pills…
The Edo State Police Command has disclosed that cultism and kidnapping dominated the state’s crime profile in 2025, with a total of 821 suspects arrested for various criminal offences across the state. The Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Agbonika, made this known on Monday while briefing journalists in Benin City on the Command’s operational activities…
By Uko Etim The Akwa Ibom Police Command says it has arrested 563 suspects, recovered 179 firearms and secured 33 convictions within 2025. The command also recovered 323 different types of ammunition, 100 pieces of Live Cartridges, recorded 14 stolen vehicles, rescued 74 Human Trafficking victims and reunited with their families, rescued 10 kidnapped victims…
Edo State Police Command has launched an intensive investigation into a disturbing allegation of unlawful tampering with a human corpse and alleged theft of human parts at Akugbe Mortuary, located off Upper Sakponba Road, Benin City. On December 12, 2025, the Command received an urgent distress call indicating that a mortuary attendant was on the…
A late-night police raid on a remote Edo community has led to the arrest of 27 suspected cultists and the recovery of firearms, vehicles and other incriminating items, dealing a significant blow to the activities of the notorious Neo Black Axe Movement of Nigeria. The Edo State Police Command said the suspects were apprehended during…
A 49-year-old man, Christian Iboi, has allegedly killed and secretly buried his 15-year-old son in their family compound at Uhe Quarters, Igueben local government area of Edo state. It was gathered that the tragic incident occurred over the weekend after the suspect reportedly began acting strangely, allegedly following the consumption of a substance believed to…
The Edo State Government has begun demolishing structures in Uromi, Esan North‑East Local Government Area, that officials say were used for cult activities. The action follows a major security operation on the 17th of November 2025, when the state’s Special Security Squad, together with the Nigerian Army and other agencies, raided several hideouts and arrested…
The Edo State Police Command has announced the death of a serving police inspector who was shot and killed while carrying out a routine stop-and-search operation at the Ekiadolor Area Command. The incident happened around noon on Friday when officers flagged down an unregistered, black, heavily tinted Lexus SUV whose occupants refused to stop. The…
By Uko Okon The Akwa Ibom Police Command said it has arrested five suspects who fabricated and circulated fake news report on social media in the state. The suspects recently shared on social media an alleged kidnaping incident involving students of Oron secondary school in Oron LGA of the state. The State Commissioner of Police,…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council, has strongly condemned the assault on Juliet Enabulele, a reporter with the Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS), who was attacked and manhandled by Kelly Okungbowa, popularly known as Ebo Stone, at a public event in Benin City on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. In a statement jointly signed…