Since the end of the EndSARS protest, Benin City, Edo State capital and some major towns in the state have been under siege as armed robbers and other criminal elements take advantage of the absence of policemen on the streets and major highways to rob, kill, and maim their victims. At home, business premises, and on the streets, people live in fear of being attacked even in broad day light. In the past two weeks, carjacking had been on the rise with an average of three to four cars snatched in a day.
It is consequent upon this worrisome development that the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday reached out to officers and men of the Edo State police command, pleading with them to return to their duty posts to end the reign of terror by dare-devil criminals in the state
On October 31 at around 1.30 am, the Okhoro Road, Benin City residence of a retired commissioner of police, Daniel Idonije was invaded by suspected armed robbers. The intruders who were said to have gained access into the apartment through the window after scaling the fence of the house into the compound, reportedly made away with mobile phones and other items.
