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Operatives of the Edeto State Police
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Command of the Nigeria Police Force have
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arrested one Bellow Salami at the Benin
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airport renamed as Ober Akenur 2 airport
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while the suspected member of MafI
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secret cult group was trying to flee the
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state after he was allegedly involved in
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the killing of three persons said to be
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members of the state vigilante group in
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the ongoing rising cult war in Edeto
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state where many people have been killed
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in recent weeks in areas like Aouchi and
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Benin city, the state capital. According
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to the Edeto State Police Command in a
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statement issued and made available by
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the command spokesperson Moses Yamu on
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Thursday evening, the fight against
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cultism and other heinous crimes in Edo
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state and the bid to restore confidence
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in the public has been further
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demonstrated by the Edo State Police
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Command with the recent successes
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recorded across the state, especially
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with the arrest of one Bellow Salami, 33
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years, member of the Mafite
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confraternity who was fingered in the
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recent killing of three vigilante
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members along Wire Road in Benin City.
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The suspect, a confessed mafide, was
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arrested on the 28th of June 2025 at
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about 10:00 hours at the Benin airport
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while attempting to flee the state. In
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another development, on the 26th of June
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2025, at about 1,500 hours, while acting
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on credible intelligence, operatives of
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the Aduawa division arrested the duo of
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Abdulahi Arya, 18 years, and Moses
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Humphrey, 25 years, all members of the
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Vikings confraternity.
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On the same date at about 1,800 hours,
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operatives of the south division
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arrested one Ahmed Hakee, 23 years, a
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member of the AA confraternity.
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Further investigation led to the arrest
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of Williams Kyod 25 years, David
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Sylvester, 21 years, Oshoku
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22 years. Emanuel Monday 27 years, and
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Daniel Ahishogya 21 years. All residents
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of South Hibby in Etso West local
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government area as well as the recovery
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of one shotgun, four life cartridges,
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two battle axes, one cutless, a bunker
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of ICE, an elicit drug in their
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possession. All of them have confessed
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to being members of the AA
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Similarly, operatives of Arua division
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led by the DPO acting on actionable
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intelligence arrested one agel
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29 years of emok at a Dumbo Arua with a
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cut to size shotgun and two live
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cartridges. Efforts are ongoing to
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apprehend one Odian Oigel and two others
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now at large who are also members of the
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AANO fraternity. In the same vein, on
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the 28th of June 2025, operatives of the
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EPO area command tracked and arrested
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one itcher Oodian, 22 years, at a hotel
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in Ecom Three question.
