The Edo State Police Command has arrested 11 suspected kidnappers in the state
Following a report of a suspected kidnapping along Old INEC Road, Ekpoma, the command received an alert about noon on 12th January, 2026.
The command eployed operational resources to track a caller suspected to be a kidnapper.
Technical intelligence and field investigations led to the arrest of the suspect, which later revealed a case of self-kidnapping.
This was made known to the general public in a statement in the X account of the Edo police command by ASP Eno Ikoedem on 13 January 2026.
According to the report,” The suspect, one Obehi Odine ‘F’, aged 18, was arrested for staging her own kidnapping and demanding a ransom of Ten Million Naira (₦10,000,000). She has confessed to the crime, admitting that the incident was deliberately fabricated to extort money.
(Independent)
