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Gunmen Abducts 18 Passengers In Benin-Auchi Highway, 16 Rescued

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Gunmen Abducts 18 Passengers  In Benin-Auchi Highway, 16 Rescued Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  Wonder they say shall not cease, as at least 18 passengers travelling on the Benin-Auchi highway in Edo State were abducted by gunmen on Friday, 5th 2025. The victims were said to be heading to Abuja in a newly launched Edo Line bus when armed men stopped the vehicle and forced them into the bush. Police operatives later arrived at the scene after the attack. A video from the incident, which has gone viral on social media, showed vehicles lined up on both sides of the highway as panic spread among commuters. Confirming the incident on Saturday, Edo State police spokesperson, Moses Iyamu, said 16 of the kidnapped passengers had been rescued. “Sixteen of these passengers have been rescued safely while the rescue operation by Edo State Police in synergy with vigilantes and hunters continues,” Iyamu said. He added that the police have intensified a search-and-rescue mission to fre...
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Edo LG Primary: APC Elects 18 Chairmanship, 192 Councillorship Candidates

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Edo LG Primary: APC Elects 18 Chairmanship, 192 Councillorship Candidates ...As Tenebe Urges Candidates To Build Transparent System  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State chapter has elected chairmanship and councillorship candidates for the forthcoming July 11, 2026 Local Government Elections in Edo state. The candidates were elected through a direct primary conducted on Friday, April 3, 2026, throughout the 18 Local Governments and the 192 Wards. The primary election was supervised by Hon. Abdullahi Bello, an official from the National Secretariat of the APC. In address, Hon Bello, the Kogi State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs recommended the electorate for the peaceful, orderliness and maturity displayed during the exercise. He said the primary election was rancour-free across the 192 wards and the 18 local governments, however, wished the candidates victory in the election. Given his openi...
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Bishop Of Auchi, Dunia Blames Edo Police For Death Of Seminarian

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Bishop Of Auchi, Dunia Blames Edo Police For Death Of Seminarian  By Editor  The Catholic Bishop of Auchi Diocese, Most Rev. Gabriel Dunia has described as false a report which quoted him as blaming Edo State Government for not doing enough to effect the release of the abducted priest, Rev. Philip Ekweli and a seminarian, Andrew Peter, 21, who was reportedly murdered. The priest was released at about 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2025, close to Amughe village, a few kilometres from Okpekpe town, North Ibie in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, ending ten days of captivity in the hands of his abductors. He is now receiving appropriate medical attention. Speaking on his mobile phone from his base in Auchi, Bishop Dunia said that the state government did it very best in handling the crisis situation but however had harsh words for men of the Edo State Police Command, who he accused of bungling the rescue efforts. He said: "I never criticized Edo State ...
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