OKPEBHOLO WARNS RESIDENTS AGAINST RECRUITING CRIMINALS TO TERRORISE EDO. (PHOTO).

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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has warned residents against recruiting criminals from outside the state to carry out kidnappings and other violent crimes, describing the trend as a major setback to ongoing efforts to improve security. The governor issued the warning on Wednesday while speaking at the 2026 Ministers’ Conference organised by the Edo State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Benin City. Okpebholo expressed concern over the security situation in the state, alleging that some individuals were deliberately exaggerating incidents of crime and spreading false information on social media to discredit his administration. According to him, investigations by security agencies have uncovered the involvement of local collaborators who allegedly recruit armed gangs from outside Edo State to perpetrate kidnappings and other criminal activities. “Do you know one painful thing? Our people are now going outside Edo to recruit criminals to help them do the job....

‎NNAMDI KANU MUST BE RELEASED, OHANAEZE NDIGBO TELLS FG AFTER LEADERSHIP SUMMIT. (PHOTO).


 ‎Nnamdi Kanu Must Be Released, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Tells FG After Leadership Summit

‎The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has demanded the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from Federal Government custody, describing his continued detention as unjust and unacceptable.

‎This resolution was part of a communique issued at the end of a two-day Ohanaeze Ndigbo Leadership Retreat held in Enugu which was jointly signed by the President General, Senator Azuta Mbata, his deputy and Chairman, Planning Committee, Prince Okey Nwadinobi, Secretary General, Emeka Sibeudu, and National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ezechi Chukwu.


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