Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have apprehended four persons with two AK-47 riffles and two magazines.
Recall that the Command disclosed that the magazines were loaded with 33 rounds of live ammunition.
The spokesperson of the Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, made this known on Monday, March 2, 2026, in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City.
Ikoedem gave the names of the suspects as Jabir Saleh, Musa Lawal aka Gambo, Gaddafi Iliyasu and Salau Haliru.
He said the suspects were arrested at Uselu and Ahor communities in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of the state.
The Command\u2019s image maker said the communities have been experiencing communal conflict with reports of one community attacking and ransacking the other.
She added that the conflict led members of the Ahor and Uselu communities to abandon their homes.
The statement said, \u201cIn a swift response to the situation, the Commissioner of Police deployed an intervention squad on the 18\/02\/2026. Not long after, the enhanced intelligence driven surveillance yielded fruit as operations led to the arrest and recovery of 2 AK-47 rifles.
\u201cFurther more, peace has been restored to the conflict ridden communities as residents have started returning home due to the assurance of their safety. The Command calls for sustained partnership to ensure peaceful coexistence in the state.
\u201cFollowing credible intelligence on the activities of criminal elements in parts of the Ahor axis, the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, Monday Agbonika, ordered the immediate deployment of tactical teams to the affected community to reinforce security and flush out hoodlums.
\u201cActing on this directive, combined teams of operatives stormed and thoroughly combed the entire community, ransacking identified flashpoints and hideouts in a carefully coordinated, intelligence-led operation supervised by the Divisional Police Officer.
\u201cThe sustained presence and strategic sweep of the area led to the interception and arrest of four suspects\u201d, she said.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the State, Monday Agbonika, has called on all residents of the communities who temporarily relocated to return to their homes and lawful businesses.
He assured that adequate security has been emplaced to guarantee their safety.
The CP reiterated that the Command would not tolerate any form of violence or criminality in Edo State, warning that any individual or group found threatening the peace will be decisively dealt with in accordance with the law.
\u201cThe Command remains committed to sustaining aggressive intelligence-driven operations to ensure lasting peace across the state,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have apprehended four persons with two AK-47 riffles and two magazines. Recall that the Command disclosed that the magazines were loaded with 33 rounds of live ammunition. The spokesperson of the Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, made this known on Monday, March 2, 2026, in a statement made available […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n