Family Accuses Army Of Cover Up Of Soldier Who Murder Man On Val Day In Edo https://osazuwaakonedo.news/family-accuses-army-of-cover-up-of-soldier-who-murder-man-on-val-day-in-edo/ #AFN #Benin #Edo #Nwosu #Soldier Family of Stephen Obumneme Nwosu has accused the Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN led by General Olufemi Oluyede, the Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff of attempted acts to cover up a soldier who allegedly murdered a young man, Stephen Obumneme Nwosu on February 14, 2026, Valentine's day, along Benin Agbor road around Amufi junction in Edo State, this, according to the family member who pleaded for her names not to be mentioned in the press, said her brother was shot dead by the soldier after the decease refused to hand over his car key to the soldier as demanded, saying, her brother only went out with his friend, she identified as Godwin Koko to get chicken feed when they encountered the soldier at the failed portion of the road that is currently under construction, saying, the Nigerian Army has refused to disclose the names of the soldier who allegedly committed the act of murder or take appropriate lawful actions against the suspected murderer, and in a swift reaction, when our reporter contacted the Public Relations Officer of 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Captain Kennedy Anyanwu via phone call on Thursday evening, the military authority said it is not true that the soldier in question has not been identified, saying, the matter has been settled, and when our reporter demanded to know how the alleged murder case was settled with the family, the military authority refused to give details, also, when our reporter contacted the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, the police authority said the matter is under investigation and there is no way such matter can be swept under the carpet. #OsazuwaAkonedo Police Officers Operating As Criminal Gang Arrested In Edo https://osazuwaakonedo.news/police-officers-operating-as-criminal-gang-arrested-in-edo/ #Aduwawa #Agbonika #Disu #Edo #Rilwan #Teboga #Igp #Police Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF has announced the arrest of some serving and already dismissed police officers who worked together as a criminal gang terrorizing members of the public in Edo State, the state Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika who made this known in a press release made available a few hours ago, said the arrest was a major breakthrough against the suspected criminal elements pretending to be law enforcement officers to perpetrate heinous crimes within the state capital, Benin City and its environs, it may be recalled that there have been outcry by residents in Edo state that law enforcement officers are committing or participating in criminal activities in the state, specifically, in August 2025, some of policemen alongside some civilians were accused of abducting a resident in Benin City, the syndicate was said to have used a silver Toyota Yaris to t
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00:00Family of Stephen Obamneme Inwosu has accused the armed forces of Nigeria.
00:05AFN led by General Olathemi Oliade, the Nigeria Chief of Defense Staff of Attempted Acts to cover up a soldier
00:12who allegedly murdered a young man,
00:15Stephen Obamneme Inwosu on February 14, 2026, Valentine's Day, along Benin Agbor Road around Amufi Junction in Edo State.
00:25This, according to the family member who pleaded for her names not to be mentioned in the press,
00:31said her brother was shot dead by the soldier after the deceased refused to hand over his car key to
00:36the soldier as demanded,
00:38saying, her brother only went out with his friend.
00:41She identified as Godwin Coco to get chicken feed when they encountered the soldier at the failed portion of the
00:48road that is currently under construction,
00:50saying, the Nigerian Army has refused to disclose the names of the soldier who allegedly committed the act of murder
00:57or take appropriate lawful actions against the suspected murderer.
01:01And in a swift reaction, when our reporter contacted the public relations officer of 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army,
01:09Captain Kennedy and Yanmu via phone call on Thursday evening,
01:13the military authority said it is not true that the soldier in question has not been identified,
01:19saying, the matter has been settled,
01:21and when our reporter demanded to know how the alleged murder case was settled with the family,
01:27the military authority refused to give details,
01:30also, when our reporter contacted the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer,
01:37ASP Ino Akodim,
01:39the police authority said the matter is under investigation and there is no way such matter can be swept under
01:45the carpet.
01:46According to the bereaved family member,
01:49on the 14th of February 2026 at about 10 a.m.,
01:53my brother, Stephen Obam Nemeanwosu,
01:56went to get chicken feed with his friend,
01:58Godwin Coco along the Benin Agbor Express Road,
02:01the failed portion that is under construction at Amufi Junction in Benin City Edo State.
02:07Specifically, the friend said they were discussing and did not see the road demarcation on time,
02:13and when they sighted it and were about to reverse,
02:15a soldier blocked them and told them to hand over the car key but they told him that they are
02:20sorry and will turn back.
02:22So, immediately he started turning the car,
02:25that got the soldier angry and the soldier started following him.
02:28My brother reversed the car and joined the other lane,
02:32and from the side mirror,
02:34my brother noticed that the soldier was running towards them and this time,
02:38there were two on a bike but one left,
02:40while the soldier that they had the conversation with was still following them with the bike man.
02:45At this point,
02:46he started using his belt on the car and even shot at the car.
02:49But my brother and his friend were still driving and when they got to hold up,
02:54they packed at a fuel station and started running by foot.
02:58While they were running,
03:00the soldier fired shots at them and the bullet landed on my brother's leg.
03:04And on a closed range,
03:06the soldier shot him again on the same leg.
03:08People around said that when the soldier shot my brother again at close range,
03:13they gathered him,
03:14but the soldier told them that the boy he shot was a robber,
03:17so they did not touch the soldier man.
03:20The soldier was the same person that carried the victim to the hospital,
03:24but the hospital they mentioned,
03:25when we went there,
03:27the doctor said he had no such patient.
03:30Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force,
03:33NPF has announced the arrest of some serving and already dismissed police officers
03:38who worked together as a criminal gang terrorizing members of the public in Edo State.
03:43The State Commissioner of Police,
03:44Monday Hagbonica who made this known in a press release made available a few hours ago,
03:50said the arrest was a major breakthrough against the suspected criminal elements
03:54pretending to be law enforcement offices to perpetrate heinous crimes within the state capital,
04:01Benin City and its environs.
04:02It may be recalled that there have been outcry by residents in Edo State
04:06that law enforcement offices are committing or participating in criminal activities in the state,
04:12specifically, in August 2025.
04:15Some of policemen alongside some civilians were accused of abducting a resident in Benin City,
04:21the syndicate was said to have used the silver Toyota Yaris to terrorize citizens,
04:26seizing their phones and belongings through intimidation and armed robbery.
04:30In December 2025,
04:31four policemen were accused of extorting 980,000 Nairas from a local artisan,
04:38Gudna Soneka,
04:39after assaulting him,
04:41earlier in September 2025.
04:43The Edo State Police Command reportedly recovered and returned 300,000 Nairas
04:49extorted from a furniture maker by offices attached to the Oba Market Area Command in Benin City,
04:55May 2025.
04:57Six officers,
04:58including a chief superintendent of police,
05:01CSP,
05:02were summoned to Abuja after a viral video showed them demanding either 5,000 Nairas
05:08or 5 liters of fuel from motorists for lacking electronic central motor registry,
05:14ECMR proof,
05:15a policy that had actually been suspended then,
05:19also in August 2025.
05:20Six officers were disciplined for extorting 2,000,000 Nairas from members of the National
05:26Association of Seadogs near Benin City after they reportedly used the point-of-sale,
05:31POS,
05:33machine to withdraw the funds unlawfully.
05:36According to the press statement signed by the Edo State Police Command Public Relations
05:41Officer,
05:41ASP Eno Akody,
05:43the Edo State Police Command,
05:46under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police,
05:48Edo State Command,
05:50CP Monday Agbonica,
05:51FDC,
05:52wishes to inform the general public of a major breakthrough in the fight against criminal elements
05:57disguising as law enforcement offices to perpetrate heinous crimes within Benin City and its environs.
06:04The command had,
06:05in recent times,
06:07received several complaints from members of the public alleging harassment,
06:11abduction,
06:11and extortion by individuals posing as police officers.
06:15These suspects reportedly operate along Teboga Axis off Aduawa,
06:20where they unlawfully stop unsuspecting citizens,
06:23forcefully convey them around various roads within Benin City,
06:27and eventually take them to point-of-sale,
06:29POS operators to fraudulently extort money from them under duress.
06:34Disturbed by the gravity of these allegations,
06:36the Commissioner of Police,
06:39CP Monday Agbonica,
06:41FDC,
06:42immediately ordered a discreet and intelligence-driven investigation into the matter.
06:46Through sustained surveillance,
06:48technical intelligence,
06:50and coordinated operations by operatives of the command,
06:53the criminal network was successfully busted.
06:56The following suspects have been arrested in connection with these.
07:00President Bola Ahmed Tanubu of Nigeria may have kept nudes since more than 48 hours.
07:05A faction of the Boko Haram terrorists showed off 416 people,
07:10mostly women and children kidnapped and held hostage when the members of the Jumatu Ali's
07:15Sala Liderauti Wall Jihad,
07:17JAS,
07:18launched a large-scale combat actions between 4th to the 6th of March 2026 against the men of the
07:25Armed Forces of Nigeria,
07:27AFN,
07:28overran the Africa Country military base at Ingosh,
07:32killing several soldiers,
07:33a figure the Nigeria Authority disputed to be 14 after several reports indicated that more than 40 soldiers were killed
07:41during the attack,
07:42in addition to more than 100 civilians including Chief Iman of Ingosh alongside the community elders killed during the coordinated
07:50attacks that lasted days at Ingosh Community in Guoza local government area of Borno State.
07:56This,
07:57during the attacks,
07:58numbers of people were also taken hostage by the insurgents,
08:02with speculations indicating that the hostages were apparently being held at the rugged terrain of the Mandara Mountains,
08:08which sit wide across the Nigeria border with Cameroon,
08:12that aside,
08:13one of the spokespersons of the Boko Haram group said they decided to release a proof-of-life video of
08:19the 416 women and children in their captivity,
08:23following the demands made across to them by the Borno South Youths Alliance,
08:28Bosia,
08:28and according to the statement issued by the Bosia when they made the video public on Friday, April 10,
08:352026,
08:36the youths group called on federal government and governments at all level to ensure the hostages are released,
08:43saying specifically that,
08:44we have witnessed cases in states such as Sokoto,
08:47Zamfara,
08:48Katsina,
08:49and Kebi where abducted victims regained freedom following interventions by individuals such as Sheikh Ahmed Gumi.
08:57We therefore expect equal urgency and commitment in addressing the plight of the Ingosh victims.
09:02No region or group of citizens should be treated with less priority.
09:06In the footage,
09:08several women and elderly men were interviewed by the Boko Haram spokesperson.
09:13The kidnapped victims' pleas centered on three main points directly addressed to President Bola Tanubu,
09:19Vice President Kashin Shatima,
09:21and Governor Babagana Zulam,
09:23begging the President and Governor to find a way to bring them home within the shortest possible time.
09:28The captives expressed fear that a direct military assault on the camp where they are being held could result in
09:34the deaths.
09:35They echoed the Bosia apparent sentiment,
09:38asking the government to use the same negotiation channels used in northern states like Zamfara,
09:44Katsina,
09:45Kebi,
09:46Sokoto,
09:47and Kaduna states.
09:47While the terrorists claimed in the video that they are not torturing the victims,
09:52the captives highlighted that many children are falling ill due to the harsh conditions of the forest and the lack
09:58of proper food and medicine.
10:00The Borno South Youth Alliance,
10:02Bosia,
10:03in a statement signed by its President,
10:05Samayla Ibrahim Kaigamaab made available on Friday alongside the Proof of Life video,
10:11said it wishes to inform the public that we have been actively and discreetly mediating for the release of our
10:17southern Borno brothers and sisters who were abducted when insurgents over an ingosh.
10:22Following days of engagement, discussions, and humanitarian appeals,
10:27we were provided with an official figure of four...
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