Police to parade suspects in Afuze attack today
By Titus Akhigbe, Benin
Following the marching order to the Edo state Police Command by Governor Godwin Obaseki, to fish out the culprits in the massacre of police officers at Afuze Divisional Police Headquarters, the police will on Monday parade the suspected killers.
In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, the state government said that a proper briefing of the operation that led to the arrest of the suspected killers will be given during the parade.
“It is a bit of closure that the police has apprehended some of those suspected to have attacked the police station.
Though we hear a good number of the suspects have been apprehended, we hope to get more information when the Edo state Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Danmallam briefs the press tomorrow.”
He said that the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration is committed to protecting lives and property in the state and would never allow criminals have a free reign in the state.
“The state government is committed to the security of Edo people and residents in the state. The incident in Afuze is condemnable and we commiserate with the affected families.
We also hope that the speed at which the suspected culprits were arrested will bring some closure to the families, even as we await the full briefing from the police commissioner.”
Recall that a gang of criminals attacked the Afuze Divisional Police Headquarters, in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo state, killing the divisional police officer and three other officers on duty.
The governor gave a directive immediately for the killers to be unraveled.
In a related development, the Enogie of Ukhiri in lkpoba Okha Local Government Area, Enogie Godwin Aigbe Osayande has been kidnapped by unknown gun men.
The heavily armed men numbering five who stormed his Ukhiri Palace on the Benin-Abraka Road were said to have shot sporadically into the air before abducting him from his living room to an unknown destination.
The hoodlums who came in an unregistered car were said to have completely burnt down their own car and left the Enogie’s palace with their victim’s Nissan Sunny car. The Enogie is a retired chief superintendent of police and took over from his late father some years ago.
