Edo State

Edo Seals Unapproved Event Centres In Residential Areas

September 19, (THEWILL) – The Edo State Government has warned owners of event centres in the state to secure proper approval for such facility before commencing operations. Edo State Commissioner for Physical Planning, Urban and Regional Development, Isoken Omo,...

EFCC Raids Yahoo Academy In Benin

September 15, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have raided a coaching Centre for internet fraudsters (Yahoo Boys) in the Edo State capital. A statement by the anti-graft agency, said...

NDLEA Arrests Pregnant Woman With 82 Pinches Of Methamphetamine In Edo

September 11, (THEWILL) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 25-year-old pregnant woman, Haruna Favour, with 82 pinches of methamphetamine in Auchi, Edo state. Favour, who was arrested on Friday, was also arrested with various quantities of...

Police Bust Illegal Refinery In Edo, Recover Three Trucks

September 11, (THEWILL) – Police operatives attached to the IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering (IGP-STFPIB), have dismantled an alleged illicit petroleum products refining facility in Edo State. Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi,...

EFCC Arrests Seven For Suspected Internet Fraud in Benin

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Command, on Friday September 9, 2022 arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State. The suspects were arrested at their hideouts, following actionable intelligence about their alleged...

Gunmen Abduct Travellers On Benin-Owo Expressway

September 04, (THEWILL) - Gunmen have abducted scores of travellers on the Benin-Owo Expressway in Ifon, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. While the actual number of victims could not be ascertained, sources said they were over...

Police Uncover Ritualists Den In Benin, Recover 20 Mummified Bodies

August 18, (THEWILL) - Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have uncovered a suspected ritual den in Benin-city, the Edo state capital. A graphic video of the shrine showed 20 mummified bodies stacked on an iron rack and others...

Police Neutralise Five Suspected Kidnappers, Rescue Victim In Edo

August 16, (THEWILL) - Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have neutralised five suspected kidnappers during a shoot out. Deputy spokesperson of the Command, Jennifer Iwegbu, who disclosed this in a statement, said an abducted victim, Innocent Achebe, 38,...

INEC, Police Refute Reported Arrest, Detention Of Edo REC

July 29, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Edo State Police Command have debunked reports that an INEC Resident Commissioner in Edo State, Dr Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem, was arrested. However, INEC confirmed that...

Massive Turnout As NLC Solidarity Protest Grounds Benin-City

July 26, (THEWILL) – Motorists and pedestrians were held hostage for several hours in Benin city, the Edo state capital, as the organised labour in Edo State on Tuesday, joined their colleagues nationwide, to support the Nigeria Labour Congress...
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