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edo state police command of the Nigeria
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police force has confirmed the killing
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of one person at Uluk community at
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UReway clan near Yamo the hometown of
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Edeto state former governor and the
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current senator representing Edo North
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at the Nigeria National Assembly comrade
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Adam Oshi when armed men invaded the
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community on Monday kidnapping a woman
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and her sister after shooting the
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woman's husband at the scene of the
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invasion according to the police a
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combined team of police and men of the
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Edeto state vigilante went after the
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kidnappers and succeeded in rescuing the
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woman and her sister on Friday but the
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husband was pronounced dead after he was
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rushed to the hospital yuluk is one of
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the 21 villages or towns that made up
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Huzaru clan which includes Jatu Afawa
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Ale Agido Aayukana Aua Ayuku Imhek
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Afasio Aora Aana Imhony Yelwa Oza
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Ugpai Ayu and Ayamo where Adams Oshimho
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hails from statement from the Edeto
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State Police Command reads verbatim in
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quote below the Edeto State Police
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Command has rescued another two
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kidnapped victims on the 18th of April
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2025 at about 2115 hours demonstrating
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its commitment to tackle criminality in
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the state this is further to a case
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which was reported on the 14th of April
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2025 at the divisional police
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headquarters Hayyama where a woman and
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her sister were kidnapped after shooting
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and fatally wounding the woman's husband
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at Yuluok community the injured man was
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rushed to the hospital where he was
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confirmed dead by a medical doctor on
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duty in a swift response the DPO
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anti-kidnapping team stationed at Edeto
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North and Operation Rescue in Company of
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Vigilantes Hunters mobilized and went
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after the kidnappers in order to rescue
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the victims and arrest the kidnappers
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the resilience and determination of the
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operatives led to the rescue of the two
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women namely Esther Friday 32 years and
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Joy Regbay in 23 years whom the
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kidnappers abandoned and ran away
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because of the mounting pressure by the
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security teams unfortunately the
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kidnappers shot one of the women on the
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foot out of frustration but she is
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currently responding to treatment
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meanwhile the inddehaticable
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commissioner of police CP Monday Abonika
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is working assiduously on strategies
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that would curb further crime and deter
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criminals the police stated as contained
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in the news release signed and made
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available by the command public
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relations officer Moses Yamu on Saturday
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in a related development the police
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command has rescued 10 kidnapped victims
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who were students traveling to Babcock
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University for an annual program the
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command wishes to update the general
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public of the unfortunate kidnap of some
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students who were on their way to
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Babcock University for annual GYC Africa
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conference on the 16th of April 2025 at
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a location bordering Edo and Onondo
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states on receipt of this information
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the commissioner of police CP Monday
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Abonyika immediately deployed operatives
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division tactical teams alongside
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vigilantes and hunters into the bushes
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for possible rescue of the victims and
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arrest of suspects during the operation
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operatives engaged in a gun jewel with
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these kidnappers in the process one of
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the kidnappers was neutralized while
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others escaped with bullet wounds the
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operatives were cautious to avoid
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collateral damages as the kidnappers
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used the victims as human shield
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unfortunately an inspector of police
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sustained gunshot injury and is
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currently responding to treatment this
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rescue effort eventually paid off as the
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10 kidnapped students comprising eight
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male and female were released due to
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intense pressure mounted on them in a
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related development two suspects namely
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Binigolo Eberman 25 years and Matthew
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Denway 27 years were arrested following
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a distress call that they robbed their
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victim of his motorcycle and his phones
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at Malim Camp Bellou community in Oia
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Southwest local government area
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preliminary investigation revealed that
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these suspects who were arrested with a
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locally fabricated pistol and two
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headlamps as well as the motorcycle
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earlier robbed have been terrorizing
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farmers and commuters in that axis of
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the state the suspects have confessed to
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the crime and would be charged to court
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as soon as investigation is concluded cp
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Abonika uses the medium to warn all
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miscreants in the state that there's no
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hiding place for them they either repent
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relocate from his area of responsibility
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or face the consequences he further
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reassures the good people of the state
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to shun crime and report suspicious
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persons movement or objects to the
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police moses Yamu stated
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