Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested two suspects for alleged vandalism of equipment belonging to Africa Independent Television, AIT, valued at about N150 million in the state.
Recall that the suspects, identified as Martins Donatus, 26, and Mohammed Abubakar, 28, were arrested along Benin\u2013Idogbo Road, Ikhueniro Community.
Patrick Daaor, the Commissioner of Police in Edo State Command, stated this while parading the suspects along with other criminals on Tuesday in Benin City.
\u201cOn 10 August 2026, at about 1139hrs, the Command received a report of vandalism at the premises of Africa Independent Television (AIT) along Benin\u2013Idogbo Road, Ikhueniro Community.
\u201cTwo suspects, Martins Donatus, 26, and Mohammed Abubakar, 28, have been arrested in possession of television master control room transmission equipment valued at approximately \u20a6150 million.
\u201cThe exhibits have been recovered, while the suspects are cooperating with the police to extend the investigation and apprehend other members of the syndicate,\u201d he said.
The Police Commissioner also paraded two suspects for allegedly stealing Toyota Highlander Jeeps.
He explained that on 15 August 2026, at about 1300hrs, a surveillance team attached to Okhoro Division, while on patrol, intercepted two Toyota Highlander Jeeps suspected to have been stolen or abandoned at Five Junction, off Iheya\u2013Uselu Lagos Road, Benin City.
He added that one of the vehicles was confirmed to have been stolen from someone.
According to him, during a search, a toy gun was recovered from one of the vehicles. \u201cInvestigation is ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the vehicles and identify those responsible,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested two suspects for alleged vandalism of equipment belonging to Africa Independent Television, AIT, valued at about N150 million in the state. Recall that the suspects, identified as Martins Donatus, 26, and Mohammed Abubakar, 28, were arrested along Benin\u2013Idogbo Road, Ikhueniro Community. Patrick Daaor, the Commissioner of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n