Police Parade Crime Suspects In Benin

The police in Edo State have paraded 21 suspects arrested for various crimes in Benin City. The crimes include armed robbery, unlawful possession of fire arms, murder, cultism, illicit drugs, economic sabotage and pipeline vandalism.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Funsho Adegboye, said the suspects were arrested at different parts of the state for different crimes. Among the suspects were Ovie Samuel (46), Stanley Itota (45), Felix Oputi (46), Kadiri Hassan (45) and Alex Akaeze, who were arrested for being in possession of 1,080 kilograms of ICE (hard drug), worth ₦20, million street value.
Adegboye said, “This has been a season of harvest of criminals. The suspects were arrested within a period of two weeks and all this is done to make Edo safe for the citizens to carry out businesses in the state,” he said.
The commissioner advised parents to warn their children, especially university students, to avoid being used by unscrupulous politicians as the governorship electioneering approaches.
“We want to implore members of the public to please warn their wards, especially young people, especially university students. Our youths should not be used as tools in the hands of some unscrupulous politicians.
“Like I advised the executive members of the Students’ Union of the University of Benin, the people that are making use of them, their own children are not around, so why would they want to get involved,” he said.