Edo Police Neutralise Suspected Kidnapper Along Benin-Lagos Expressway

The Police in Edo State on Monday killed a suspected kidnapper in Benin in a gun duel along the Benin-Lagos Expressway by Utekon community.

The command’s Public Relations officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Benin.

Nwabuzor  “On 20/06/2022 at about 04 00Hrs, the Operatives Of Egba Police Divisional Headquarters, Benin city, while acting on a distressed call that a gang of kidnappers/armed robbers blocked the Benin- Lagos  Expressway By Utekon Community, Benin, immediately swung into action and moved to the scene and on sighting the police, the hoodlums engaged the Police on a gun duel.

“And in the process the Police Operatives neutralised one of the kidnappers while the rest gang members escaped with their guns.”

The police Spokesman, however, said that a combined bush combing operation is ongoing to arrest the fleeing gang members.

Meanwhile, besides the news that the Edo police killed the suspected kidnapper, some residents of Benin have called on INEC to deploy more Voter Enrollment Device in the state to ease the challenges facing prospective registrants.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who monitored the ongoing voter registration in the capital city, learnt that the process was fraught with many challenges.

Mr Peter Osahon, 56, told NAN at Oredo INEC office that he came to obtain a fresh Permanent Voter Card (PVC), having misplaced his old one.

Osahon said that he had uploaded his information on INEC website and came for capturing.

He said: “I have been coming here everyday for the past one week only for capturing without success.

“This is because of the large crowd of people here and the slow pace of the process.

“One of the problems is that INEC staff members are using only one machine, which makes the process very slow.

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