Security Operatives Turn The Heat on Criminals in Edo
In order to restore sanity, law and order to Edo State which had been under siege by criminal elements, the Edo State Joint Security Taskforce has embarked on raid of criminal hideouts to smoke out kidnappers who had been terrorizing the state, especially in the notorious Upper Sakponba area and coastal communities. The raid which…
Victim of Human Trafficking in Edo Cries Out Over Death Threat
Florence Abu, 26, a victim of human trafficking, has sent a save-my-soul message to the Federal Government, the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, and the international community to come to her aid over threat to her life allegedly by those responsible for her travail. Abu said since the court sentenced her traffickers to different terms…
#EndSARS Protest: Obaseki Accuses Political Opponents of Masterminding Destruction of Security Infrastructure
…Calls for Probe by FG. Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki says the government has evidence linking political opponents to attacks on security infrastructure in the state. He therefore called on the federal government to probe the hijack of the #EndSARS protest in the state which led to the attack on correctional centres and attendant jail…
725 Professionals To Be Recruited Into Edo Civil Service – Obaseki
New blood is soon to be injected into the Edo State civil service with the plan by the governor, Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to recruit 725 new professionals into it. Disclosing this on Sunday at the 2020 Alaghodaro/Inauguration thanksgiving service held at the New Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City, Obaseki said he would in his…
Suspected Cultists Shoot Police Area Commander, 2 Senior Police Officers as Killings Continue in Benin
As insecurity escalated in Benin City, Edo State, on Friday consequent upon raging cult war and banditry, an Area Commander and two other senior police officers have become the latest victims of the rampaging armed gangs as they were shot in the early hours of the morning when they responded to distress calls from Upper…
Mild Drama at Obaseki’s Inauguration as ADC Slumps
Governor promises value for citizens’ taxes. But for the prompt intervention by eagle-eye men of the Department of State Security, DSS, who rose to the occasion, an ugly scene that would have disrupted the swearing-in ceremony of Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy for a second term in office, was on Thursday averted when the…