Police arrest woman, 3 others over abduction
The Edo State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate, including a 27-year-old woman, in connection with the abduction of a woman at the Vegetable Market along Airport Road in Benin City. The victim was kidnapped on June 14, 2026, by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers after her husband reportedly escaped […]
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The Edo State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate, including a 27-year-old woman, in connection with the abduction of a woman at the Vegetable Market along Airport Road in Benin City.
The victim was kidnapped on June 14, 2026, by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers after her husband reportedly escaped from the attackers.
The suspects, identified as Marvelous Isaac, 32; Gift Raphael, 27; Wisdom Michael; and Rufus Michael, were arrested in separate operations in Benin City and parts of Delta State.
The command’s spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said operatives acting on credible intelligence arrested Marvelous Isaac on June 18, 2026, following a gun duel.
She added that one of his accomplices, identified simply as Precious, was neutralised during the operation.
According to her, further operations on June 20 led to the arrest of three other members of the syndicate—Gift Raphael, Wisdom Michael and Rufus Michael.
Ikoedem said the suspects had made confessional statements linking them to the abduction and other criminal activities within the state.