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.
03:29We the family wants to hear the soldier's side of the story
03:33and who sent him to murder that young man with bright future,
03:36with a pregnant wife and a two years old child and his aged mother.
03:40The only male child in my family,
03:43the only one that speaks for us,
03:45we are fine girls,
03:46this is too painful for us.
03:48We all died that same day,
03:50don't know if we can bear this lawsuit.
03:53We just want to get the soldier's,
03:55name,
03:56Barak he is from,
03:58indeed Nigeria has happened to us.
04:00We had access to see his body on the 15th of February 2026,
04:05I think there are many stories about this one which only the soldier and police needs to give.
04:10I need justice for my brother,
04:13that same mortuary that the police said we can't visit that the 14th of February,
04:18I have visited it many times since that 15th,
04:21they showed us the place.
04:23So much evil is happening with our security officers.
04:26A guy with a two years old child and a pregnant wife,
04:30just three years in marriage,
04:32what should I explain to his wife?
04:34A lot is going on under the military uniforms.
04:43Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force,
04:47NPF has announced the arrest of some serving and already dismissed police officers who work together as a criminal gang
04:54terrorizing members of the public in Edo State.
04:57The State Commissioner of Police,
04:59Monday Hagbonica who made this known in a press release made available a few hours ago,
05:04said the arrest was a major breakthrough against the suspected criminal elements pretending to be law enforcement offices to perpetrate
05:12heinous crimes within the state capital,
05:15Benin City and its environs.
05:17It may be recalled that there have been outcry by residents in Edo State that law enforcement offices are committing
05:23or participating in criminal activities in the state,
05:26specifically, in August 2025.
05:29Some of policemen alongside some civilians were accused of abducting a resident in Benin City.
05:35The syndicate was said to have used the silver Toyota Yaris to terrorize citizens,
05:40seizing their phones and belongings through intimidation and armed robbery.
05:44In December 2025,
05:46four policemen were accused of extorting 980,000 nairas from a local artisan,
05:53Gudna Soneka,
05:53after assaulting him,
05:55earlier in September 2025.
05:58The Edo State Police Command reportedly recovered and returned 300,000 nairas extorted from a furniture maker by offices attached
06:06to the Obermarket Area Command in Benin City.
06:10May 2025,
06:11six officers,
06:13including a chief superintendent of police,
06:15CSP,
06:16were summoned to Abuja after a viral video showed them demanding either 5,000 nairas or 5 liters of fuel
06:24from motorists for lacking electronic central motor registry,
06:28ECMR proof,
06:30a policy that had actually been suspended then,
06:33also in August 2025,
06:35six officers were disciplined for extorting 2 million nairas from members of the National Association of Seadogs near Benin City
06:43after they reportedly used the point-of-sale,
06:46P.O.S.,
06:47machine to withdraw the funds unlawfully.
06:49According to the press statement signed by the Edo State Police Command Public Relations Officer,
06:56A.S.P. Eno Akodim,
06:58the Edo State Police Command,
07:00under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police,
07:02Edo State Command,
07:04C.P. Monday Agbonica,
07:06F.D.C.,
07:07wishes to inform the general public of a major breakthrough in the fight against criminal elements disguising as law enforcement
07:13offices to perpetrate heinous crimes within Benin City and its environs.
07:18The command had,
07:20in recent times,
07:21received several complaints from members of the public alleging harassment,
07:25abduction,
07:26and extortion by individuals posing as police officers.
07:30These suspects reportedly operate along Teboga axis off Aduawa,
07:34where they unlawfully stop unsuspecting citizens,
07:37forcefully convey them around various roads within Benin City,
07:41and eventually take them to point-of-sale,
07:44P.O.S. operators to fraudulently extort money from them under duress.
07:48Disturbed by the gravity of these allegations,
07:51the Commissioner of Police,
07:53C.P. Monday Agbonica,
07:55F.D.C.,
07:56immediately ordered a discreet and intelligence-driven investigation into the matter.
08:01Through sustained surveillance,
08:02technical intelligence,
08:04and coordinated operations by operatives of the command,
08:07the criminal network was successfully busted.
08:10The following suspects have been arrested in connection with these crimes.
08:15Good luck Jar Jar,
08:16male,
08:17P.O.S. operator,
08:19A.S.P. Bonnie Paul Onahit,
08:21Inspector Ehubarim Wisdom,
08:23male,
08:24Inspector Arabame God's Power,
08:26male,
08:27Corporal Mordy Phillip,
08:28male,
08:29Destiny Emanuel,
08:30male,
08:31Dismissed Police Corporal,
08:33Corporal O'Connelvis,
08:34male,
08:35Samuel Nicholas,
08:36male,
08:37Mini Bus Driver,
08:39Etten Bright,
08:40male,
08:41Mini Bus Driver.
08:42Preliminary investigation reveals that the suspects,
08:46including some serving and dismissed police personnel,
08:49formed a well-organized criminal syndicate responsible for a series of serious crimes including abduction and extortion of innocent citizens.
08:57They exploited police accoutrements to deceive victims and carried out their operations with impunity,
09:04thereby bringing the name of the Nigeria Police Force into disrepute.
09:08Those that are serving personnel are currently undergoing internal disciplinary procedures,
09:13including orderly room trials.
09:16Upon conclusion of these processes and the ongoing investigation,
09:20they will be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction to face the full weight of the law.
09:26The command hereby calls on all victims who may have encountered or fallen prey to this organized criminal gang
09:32to come forward and assist the police with useful information that will aid further investigation and prosecution.
09:38Furthermore,
09:40the Edo State Police Command uses this medium to strongly warn all POS operators and merchants to be wary of
09:47any individual,
09:48including persons in police uniform,
09:50who attempt to use their facilities for unlawful transactions or extortion.
09:55Any POS operator found to be complicit in such illegal activities will be arrested and prosecuted accordingly.
10:02In line with the mandate of the Inspector General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
10:08IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, PSC, plus, NPM,
10:13the command reassures the good people of Edo State of its unwavering commitment to sanitizing the system,
10:19restoring public confidence, and ensuring that no individual, regardless of status, is above the law.
10:26Reach the command through,
10:28tilde the Complain and Response Unit,
10:31CRU 08100389992,
10:39tilde Public Complaints Bureau,
10:41PCB 081509999335.
10:57President Bola Ahmed Tanubu of Nigeria may have kept nudes since more than 48 hours.
11:03A faction of the Boko Haram terrorists showed off 416 people,
11:08mostly women and children kidnapped and held hostage when the members of the Jumatu Ali's
11:13Sala Liderati Wall Jihad,
11:15JAS,
11:16launched a large-scale combat actions between 4th to the 6th of March 2026 against the men of the Armed
11:23Forces of Nigeria,
11:25AFN,
11:26overran the Africa Country military base at Ingosh,
11:30killing several soldiers,
11:31a figure the Nigeria Authority disputed to be 14 after several reports indicated that more than 40 soldiers were killed
11:39during the attack,
11:40in addition to more than 100 civilians including Chief Iman of Ingosh alongside the community elders killed during the coordinated
11:48attacks that lasted days at Ingosh Community in Guoza local government area of Borno State.
11:54This,
11:55during the attacks,
11:56numbers of people were also taken hostage by the insurgents,
12:00with speculations indicating that the hostages were apparently being held at the rugged terrain of the Mandara Mountains,
12:06which sit wide across the Nigeria border with Cameroon,
12:10that aside,
12:11one of the spokespersons of the Boko Haram group said they decided to release a proof-of-life video of
12:17the 416 women and children in their captivity,
12:21following the demands made across to them by the Borno South Youths Alliance,
12:26Bosya,
12:26and according to the statement issued by the Bosya when they made the video public on Friday, April 10,
12:322026,
12:34the youths group called on federal government and governments at all level to ensure the hostages are released,
12:41saying specifically that,
12:42we have witnessed cases in states such as Sokoto,
12:45Zamfara,
12:46Katsina,
12:47and Kebi where abducted victims regained freedom following interventions by individuals such as Sheikh Ahmed Gumi.
12:55We therefore expect equal urgency and commitment in addressing the plight of the Ingosh victims.
13:00No region or group of citizens should be treated with less priority.
13:04In the footage,
13:06several women and elderly men were interviewed by the Boko Haram spokesperson.
13:11The kidnapped victims' pleas centered on three main points directly addressed to President Bola Tanubu,
13:17Vice President Kashin Shatima,
13:19and Governor Babagana Zulam,
13:21begging the President and Governor to find a way to bring them home within the shortest possible time.
13:26The captives expressed fear that a direct military assault on the camp where they're being held could result in the
13:32deaths.
13:33They echoed the Bosya apparent sentiment,
13:36asking the government to use the same negotiation channels used in northern states like Zamfara,
13:42Katsina,
13:43Kebi,
13:44Sokoto,
13:44and Kaduna states.
13:45While the terrorists claimed in the video that they are not torturing the victims,
13:50the captives highlighted that many children are falling ill due to the harsh conditions of the forest and the lack
13:56of proper food and medicine.
13:58The Borno South Youth Alliance,
14:00Bosya,
14:01in a statement signed by its President,
14:03Samayla Ibrahim Kaigamaab made available on Friday alongside the Proof of Life video,
14:09said it,
14:10wishes to inform the public that we have been actively and discreetly mediating for the release of our southern Borno
14:16brothers and sisters who were abducted when insurgents over an Ingoche.
14:20Following days of engagement, discussions, and humanitarian appeals,
14:25we were provided with an official figure of 416 victims currently alive in captivity by the abductors.
14:32This figure differs from earlier reports circulated by sections of the media,
14:37which underestimated the true scale of the situation.
14:41Bosya remains the voice of southern Borno youths and indigenes.
14:45As such,
14:46we are committed to continuing all possible efforts through mediation,
14:50advocacy,
14:50and engagement to secure the safe release of our people.
14:54Our actions are guided solely by the need to protect lives and restore dignity.
14:59To affected families,
15:01we wish to state clearly and unequivocally that Bosya does not support terrorism,
15:06insurgency,
15:07or the abduction of innocent civilians.
15:10However,
15:11as representatives of our people,
15:13we are prepared to take bold and necessary steps in pursuit of solutions especially lasting solutions to the persistent insecurity
15:20affecting our region.
15:22The voices of the kidnapped victims must be heard not just nationally,
15:26but globally.
15:27We therefore call on the following leaders and authorities
15:30to urgently intervene.
15:32The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
15:35Bola Ahmed Tanubu,
15:37Asawaju Bola Ahmed Tanubu.
15:39The Vice President,
15:41Kashin Shatima,
15:42Kashin Shatima.
15:43The Distinguished Senator representing Southern Borno,
15:46Muhammad Ali Ndume.
15:48All relevant government officials and stakeholders at both federal and state levels.
15:53We have witnessed cases in states such as Sokato,
15:57Zamfara,
15:58Katsina,
15:59and Kebi where abducted victims regained freedom following interventions by individuals such as Sheikh Ahmed Gumi.
16:05We therefore expect equal urgency and commitment in addressing the plight of the Ingosha victims.
16:11No region or group of citizens should be treated with less priority.
16:16The freedom,
16:17safety,
16:18and well-being of the abducted victims from Guos are particularly those from Ingosha non-negotiable.
16:24We urge the government to act decisively,
16:26just as they have been doing in other parts of the country.
16:30Furthermore,
16:31we call on the Nigerian government,
16:33international partners,
16:35the United Nations,
16:36and global leaders including Donald Trump to support efforts toward the safe and immediate release of all abducted victims.
16:43Among them are vulnerable groups,
16:45including infants,
16:47young children,
16:48elderly individuals,
16:49and women in extremely fragile conditions.
16:52Let it be known to the world that Bosnia is actively mediating
16:56and advocating for the release of southern Borno indigenes held captive.
17:00We also call on both the Nigerian government and the Borno state government to demonstrate visible and measurable efforts in
17:08securing their freedom.
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