Bisi Olaniyi, Benin
EDO State Commissioner of Police Lawan Jimeta has paraded a cleric, Reverend Imoagadame Eseigbe John accused of raping a 14-year-old girl.
Jimeta said a medical report showed bruises on the private parts of the minor.
The police chief also said that on March 4, 17-year-old Junior David was arrested at Ubiaja for allegedly raping and robbing 75-year-old Mrs. Helina Aborsi, a grandmother.
Jimeta said that David, armed with a cutlass, also robbed the septuagenarian of N10,000.
The cleric and David were among the 41 suspects paraded by Jimeta at the Edo police headquarters in Benin.
He said: “Thirty suspected cultists belonging to different cult confraternities were arrested at different locations within Edo State for engaging in cultism, disturbance of public peace, armed robbery and murder. Thirteen of them have been charged to court after the conclusion of investigation. The following items were recovered from them: four locally-made guns, 13 live cartridges, four expended cartridges, two beret caps, one Samsung galaxy A-50 phone and one unregistered motorcycle.
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“On January 8, 2020, three suspected kidnappers, namely: Mohammadu Sani, Abdullahi Idris and Jibrin Ibrahim were arrested in Igarra area of the state for the alleged kidnap of four lecturers and 13 students of the Department of Geology, University of Benin (Uniben), who were in the area for field studies. All the kidnapped victims were rescued unhurt and have returned to their institution.
“On January 11, 2020, two kidnappers: Aikhue Endurance and Aikhue Eligah, were arrested at their hideouts for the alleged kidnap and murder of Faith Esekhagbona, a female student of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State on December 9, 2019. The suspects have been charged to court and are currently remanded and are in safe custody. The following items were recovered from them: one Infinix X phone belonging to one of their victims Faith Ojemire, one Itel 5606 phone, one Itel xn23 phone and four SIM cards.”
Jimeta also said Joshua John, 26, and 25-year-old Ezinna Edwin were arrested on March 3 along Third East Circular Junction, Benin with a set of twins and two other babies of different mothers .
The two were said to connived with with the mothers of the children Mary Effiong, Rebecca Okon and Happiness Azukwo to use them to beg for alms.
Edo police commissioner acknowledged the assistance of other security agencies as well as the cooperation of residents of the state in volunteering credible information that had led to the arrest of the suspects.
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