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The Police Command in Edo State has arrested three suspected kidnappers of one Ibrahim Jemila, female who was abducted and later released on May 13th ,2026.
This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer,ASP Eno Ikoedem.
According to the statement,
On the 15th May, 2026, at about 1750hrs, the Divisional Police Officer, Jattu Division, received credible information that one of the suspected kidnapper of one Ibrahim Jemila ‘f’, who was abducted and later released on 13th May, 2026, had been sighted at Jattu Market. Acting swiftly on the information, operatives of the Division mobilized in collaboration with members of the Edo State Security Corps to the location where three suspects were arrested.
- Nura Dahiru ‘M’ aged 22 years
- Ibrahim Yakubu ‘M’ aged 25 years
- Abubakar Inusa ‘M’ aged 23 years
In the course of investigation, two of the suspects, Nura Dahiru and Ibrahim Yakubu, have been positively identified by Jemila and one other as members of the kidnapping gang responsible for their abduction.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Agbonika, fdc, reassures residents of the Command’s unwavering commitment to rid the State of criminal elements and urges members of the public to continue providing timely and useful information to the Police through the command’s contact numbers:
- Emergency Control Room Numbers- 08077773721 & 08037646272
- Complaints:
Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) – 08150999335
Complaints Response Unit (CRU)- 08100389992 The statement described the arrest as a breakthrough in the fight against kidnapping and other violent crimes in the state recorded under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police,CP Monday Agbonika.
