The Edo State Police Command has scored a big point by arresting a deadly duo of kidnappers and landgrabbers whose criminal activities have been a source of concern over the years.
In a statement, the Deputy Public Relations Officer (DPRO) of the Command, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu said: “In furtherance of the determination of Edo State Command to take the battle to the den of criminals in the State, operatives of the Command on Tuesday, October 11 th, 2022, at about 10.10pm arrested Messrs Amos Abieyuwa and Ochuko Newman at their hideout in Ulegun Community of Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, who has been on the Command’s wanted list on alleged cases of kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, arson, murder, gunrunning, land grabbing, promoting communal war and levying war against the Edo State Government at Oke-Oroma, Obazagbon and Obagie Communities of Edo State, where they played the arrowhead/mastermind roles.
“One of the suspects, Ochuko Newman, while making his statement confessed that he and Amos Abieyuwa are the arrowheads of land grabbing, marine kidnapping, gunrunning, armed robbery, arson, promoting communal war, levying war against the Edo State Government, and cultism. He further confessed that Amos Abieyuwa is in possession and control of two AK-47 rifles as part of the guns they use in their operations. Amos Abieyuwa in his statement confessed and affirmed the confessional statement of Ochuko Newman.
“To this end, the Commissioner of Police Edo State Command, CP Abutu Yaro, has given a matching order to the operatives to go all out and arrest the fleeing suspects and bring them to book. While warning all other persons who are in this enterprise of violent landgrabbing, assassination, marine kidnapping to renege their trade or leave the state for good, as the efforts of the Command would be impactful on them. He urges the good people of the State to remain law abiding as they go about their daily legitimate businesses/activities.”
