Edo Police Arrest Two Traditional Rulers, Five Others Following Attack On Train
As Two Remaining Kidnap Victims Regain Freedom
The Edo State Government has announced that that two traditional rulers and five other suspects have been arrested in connection with kidnap of 20 train passengers waiting to board train from Igueben to Warri in Delta State.
The incident happene on Saturday, January 7, 2023.
The Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, who disclosed this in a Press briefing in Benin, however, did not disclose the names of the traditional rulers
He further revealed that the last two kidnap victims have also been rescued from their kidnappers.
According to him, the seven arrested suspects are currently undergoing investigation at the state police command headquarters.
Recall that upon his return to Benin City on Sunday, Governor Godwin Obaseki had faulted the Federal Government for not providing adequate security at the train station in spite of the Abuja- Kaduna train incident during which some passengers were killed and many more others were kidnapped and spent months in captivity before they were rescued.
Governor Obaseki also faulted the traditional rulers in the locality for not being vigilante enough.
The state government had earlier warned that it would not spare any traditional ruler who habours criminal elements in his domain.
