Nigeria: Our People Recruit Criminals From Other States to Perpetrate Crime in Edo

Nigeria: Our People Recruit Criminals From Other States to Perpetrate Crime in Edo

The governor said there are volunteers who are now positioned in the forests just to make sure criminals do not settle down in Edo.

Okpebholo links rising kidnappings in Edo to influx of criminal recruits

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, yesterday, said criminals operating in the state are being reinforced by recruits

Our people recruit criminals from other states to perpetrate crime in Edo – Okpebholo

The governor said there are volunteers who are now positioned in the forests just to make sure criminals do not settle down in Edo. The post Our people recruit criminals from other states to perpetrate crime in Edo – Okpebholo appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Kidnappings: Edo people tired of government lamentations, condolence messages

The Coalition of Registered Political Parties, CRPP, has called on the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, to rise to his responsibility by effectively deploying the state’s security vote to tackle the growing insecurity in the state. The call follows the abduction of a woman at a vegetable market in the heart of Benin City on Sunday, June 15, 2026, The group warned that residents were tired of lamenting and having to listen to the government’…

Okpebholo warns residents against recruiting criminals to terrorise Edo

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo warns residents against recruiting criminals from outside the state, undermining efforts to improve Edo security.

Edo residents recruiting kidnappers from outside state, says Okpebholo

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has expressed concern over what he described as the growing involvement of some residents in facilitating kidnapping and other criminal activities across the state. The governor made the remarks during the 2026 Ministers’ Conference organised by the Edo State chapter of the Christian Association of The post Edo residents recruiting kidnappers from outside state, says Okpebholo appeared first on National Acco…