June 3, 2026
The Police command in Edo has arrested a suspected member of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered the body of one of the three women abducted.
The command’s spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Benin.
She said the victims were abducted from their residence in Iyowa community, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state.
She said that the suspect, 23, was arrested following intelligence-led operations by the command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) and Drone Unit.
