Police arrest 46 suspects over various crimes in Edo

<p>The Police Command in Edo says 46 suspects have been arrested over various criminal activities in the state in the last one month.</p>, <p>Police spokesman, Mr Chidi Nwabuzor, announced this on Friday while showcasing the achievements of the command within the period.</p>, <p>Of the number, Nwabuzor said 15 were suspected cult members arrested on Sept. 19 during a raid along Okabere road at Upper Sakponba in Benin City.</p>, <p>He said the suspects had made statements and confessed to being members of the Eiye Secret Cult Confraternity.</p>, <p>Nwabuzor also said six suspects were arrested for murder and arson when a fight broke out at Igarra in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area.</p>, <p>Two suspected armed robbers and nine kidnappers were also arrested in the period under review, Nwabuzor informed.</p>, <p>Six others, suspected to be in unlawful possession of firearms, were also taken into custody while three others were nabbed for defilement and rape.</p>, <p>The command also rearrested one prison escapee and another four suspects for stealing and diversion of petroleum products from the NNPC Limited.</p>, <p>The Edo Police scribe informed that within the month, the command’s tactical team recovered one pump action, five locally-made cut-to-size guns, one locally-made cut-to-size-pistol, one live cartridge and two dummy guns.</p>, <p>“The Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Dankwara, has reiterated that the operation will continue as much as we are within the ’ember months.</p>, <p>“It is the period where you see criminal elements perpetrating their evils; it is a period when people take property that does not belong to them.</p>, <p>“The tactical team that has been working to record these achievements will continue to do so,” he said. (NAN)</p>