37 Victims Kidnapped Rescued Under One Month In Edo - CP Agbonika
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#Nigeria Police Force #Agbonika #edo #Igp #Police #PSC ©May 9th, 2025 ®May 9, 2025 7:41 pm Edo State Police Commissioner, Monday Agbonika has marked his one month in office, with a statement that over 37 persons among the people under the custody of kidnappers in the state have been rescued within 30 days he took over as commissioner of police in the heartbeat of the nation. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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#Nigeria Police Force #Agbonika #edo #Igp #Police #PSC ©May 9th, 2025 ®May 9, 2025 7:41 pm Edo State Police Commissioner, Monday Agbonika has marked his one month in office, with a statement that over 37 persons among the people under the custody of kidnappers in the state have been rescued within 30 days he took over as commissioner of police in the heartbeat of the nation. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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00:00Edo State Police Commissioner, Monday Agbonica has marked his one month in office,
00:05with a statement that over 37 persons among the people under the custody of kidnappers in the
00:10state have been rescued within 30 days he took over as Commissioner of Police in the heartbeat
00:15of the nation. According to the CP Agbonica, before he resumed office in Edo State,
00:22he was specifically briefed by the Inspector General of Police and the Chairman of the
00:26Police Service Commission on Security Challenges of Secret Cult Activities and Kidnapping Peculiar
00:31to the State. In quote, CP Agbonica said, Distinguished gentlemen of the press, as you are all aware,
00:39I assumed duty on Tuesday 8 April 2025 as the 50th Commissioner of Police. I was fully briefed by
00:47the Chairman, Police Service Commission, Dig Hashimu Salihu Agungu Retired, MNI, PSC, NPM and
00:56the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kiyode Adeolu Egbetokan, PhD, NPM on the security challenges
01:04peculiar to the state such as cultism and kidnapping. It was very clear that community inclusivity,
01:10and collaboration with both state and non-state actors was the way to go. Suspects arrested,
01:161, 95, 95, suspected cultists. 2, 12, 12, suspected kidnappers. 3, 5, 5, suspected armed robbers.
01:29Number of persons rescued, 1, 37, 37, rescued kidnapped victims. While most of the cases have
01:37been charged to court, some are under investigation. Barely two days of my assumption of duty,
01:44I hit the ground running by visiting the north and central senatorial zones of the state to see for
01:49myself all the identified flashpoints with prevalence of kidnapping and other heinous crimes,
01:55and immediately engaged critical stakeholders to map out proactive strategies to curb these
02:00challenges in the BAD. These strategies which are being reviewed from time to time have yielded
02:05considerable results even though it is not yet a guru. I want to share with you the account of my
02:11stewardship in the past 30, 30, days. We shall sustain engagement with communities, bushcombing
02:19operations across area commands and divisions, intelligence-led raids of flashpoints and high
02:24visibility policing amongst many other strategies with a view to preventing crimes and maintain law and
02:30order in the state. On this note, I wish to express the command's appreciation to the Inspector General of
02:37Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokan, PhD, NPM for his guidance. We also appreciate His Excellency,
02:45the Executive Governor of Edo State, Senator Munday Okpebholo for his unflinching support.
02:52While soliciting the continued support of the law-abiding people of the state who have been
02:57trusting us with valuable information that has helped us in achieving this feat, I encourage all
03:02stakeholders to continue cooperating with the police as we strive to surmount the security challenges
03:07experienced in the state. Our collaborative and proactive strategies have led to the rescue of 37,
03:1437, kidnapped victims in daring operations which involve technical intelligence. The officers and men have
03:22worked tirelessly over these days, leading to the recovery of 25, 25, firearms including 2, 2,
03:30AK-47 rifles, 130 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, 135 live cartridges, as well as the recovery of 4,
03:414, stolen, robbed vehicles. Summary of the achievements recorded in past one month is as follows.
03:49Exhibits recovered, 1, 2, 2, AK-47 rifles, 2, 1, 1, Lamarck rifle, 3, 3,
04:003, 3, English pistols, 4, 1, 1, Beretta pistol, 5, 4, 4, 4, single barrel guns, 6, 1, 1, automatic pump
04:13action shotgun, 7, 8, 8, locally made pistols, 8, 1, 1, locally made shotgun, 9, 1, 1, Beretta
04:24pistol magazine, 10, 110, 110 rounds of ammunition, 11, 34, 34, 34, live cartridges, 12, 1, 1, Mercedes-Benz
04:38GLK, 300, 13, 1, 1, Toyota Hilux, 14, 1, 1, Toyota Highlander, 15, 1, 1, hijab minibus, 16, 2, 2,
04:542, snatched motorcycles, 17, 1, 1, dagger, 18, 1, 1, trigger part, 19, 1, 1, iPhone 16 plus,
05:0620, cash sum of 150,000 naira, 100,000 nairas, the commissioner of police, Monday Agbonica
05:14stated during the press briefing held at the Edo State Police Command headquarters during
05:19the week.
05:20We have reported that the Edo State Police Command of Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the
05:25arrest of 95 persons in connection with the killing of more than 15 people between April
05:3125, 2025 and now in the renewed deadly and bloody apparent supremacy secret cult war in
05:37the state among members of the Black Axe Confraternity aka Ea, Mafite Confraternity aka Great Men and
05:45Ia Confraternity aka Ernest which started with the killing of a physiotherapist, simply identified
05:51as Alex, and another individual at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH Backgate,
05:58UBBOO, in Benin, with the Edo State Government led by Governor Munday Okpebholo launching a
06:04retaliatory war against businesses and individuals allegedly aiding secret cult killings in the
06:10state.
06:11Thus, sealed off Eterno Hotel, planned to demolish the hotel owed by People's Democratic Party,
06:18PDP Chieftain, Honorable Matthew Ida Ikeman, who was the Director General of Aswan, Ogie
06:24Campaign Organization in the last governorship election in the state, on the ground that
06:29a particular secret cult group members gathered at the Eterno Hotel to plan their recent killings
06:35in the state, and in addition, the Edo State Governor also sealed off and marked a residential
06:40building for demolition also owned by a PDP chieftain, Francis Anegbeneke.