Edo’s police command said it has arrested five suspects, linked to two different killings in the state.
This is included in a statement in Benin on Wednesday, February 25, by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) who is in charge of the command CSP Moses Yamu.
Yamu said the killings included the alleged murder of a 7-year-old boy and the assassination of a local alert commander.
He said that John Okojabhole, a resident of Jehovah’s Witness Road, reported on February 22 that his son Evans Okojabhol was later discovered @d He found his stomach torn, his ankle was cut off, and some fingers were cut off.
“His limbs were thrown into the bushes near their home. After a preliminary investigation, two suspects were arrested for the crime. Police transferred the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Benin for further investigation. ”
In another incident, the command is investigating the killing of Victor Ogedengbe, 50, of Erah Camp, an area of local government in the state’s Oras eastern region, in another incident.
Ogedengbe reportedly attacked and killed by suspected herders on his farm on February 25. The Owan East LGA president reported the incident at the Afuze police station, prompting a swift investigation that led to the arrest of three suspects.
The suspects were all residents of the Erah community and they were also transferred to SCID for further trial. ” he said.
