TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, RECOVER AK-47 RIFLE ALONG BENIN–SAPELE ROAD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, RECOVER AK-47 RIFLE ALONG BENIN–SAPELE ROAD Troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Operation WABAIZIGAN, have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition during a targeted operation along the Benin–Sapele Road in Ikpoba-Okha LGA of Edo State. The suspect, identified as Olamide Oyeniyi, was arrested on 12 September 2026 at Obaretin Community by troops conducting operations to disrupt criminal activities and safeguard major transportation routes within the area. Items recovered from the suspect include one AK-47 rifle, one magazine and eight rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition. Other items recovered are one Tecno mobile phone, two bags, one torchlight, one music box and assorted charms. The suspect and recovered items are currently in troops’ custody for further investigation, while efforts are ongoing to establish his links to other criminal elements and determine his possible involvement in kidnapping and related activi...
In a bid to finding a lasting solution to the protracted crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party,{PDP},the Inspector General of Police,IGP Solomon E. Arase,fdc,NPM convened a meeting with all Stakeholders in his Abuja office on friday 17th June,2016,and called for peace among the parties,particularly Senator Ali Modu Sherif and Senator Ahmed Makarfi.After exhaustive deliberations,in the meeting that was also attended by the Director General of Department of State Services {DSS},Lawal Musa Daura,each of the factions0Sen Ali Modu Sherif's and Sen Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi's led factions agreed to nominate four representatives,each,for peace talks to arrive at a harmonized position within one week' while the PDP Secretariat at Wadata House Plaza and Legacy House should be under lock and key pending the outcome of the resolution.While appealing to the politicians to help in educating their followers on the need to act and conduct themselves within the ambit of the law,the IGP said the Force would not relent in its mandate to protect lives and property without fear or favour.-ACP Olabisi Kolawole,Force Public Relations Officer,Force Headquarters,Abuja.
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