Edo State Police Parade Killers Of Ex-council Boss, Hon Suleiman Afegbua and others

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Edo State Police Parade Killers Of Ex-council Boss, Hon Suleiman Afegbua and others


The Edo State Police Command has paraded suspected killers of former Etsako east local government area chairman, Hon Suleiman Afegbua,  Pastor Godwin Akpoguenabor and Patient Omo-Osagie a business woman who were recently murdered in the state.

Briefing newsmen yesterday, the state commissioner of Police, Mr Haliru Gwandu confirmed that the former council chairman was killed by Fulani herdsmen who are already in custody and are helping in their investigation.


Gwandu said the aggressive combing of the area where Suleiman was killed by men of the anti-kidnapping and anti-cultism squad led to the arrest of Mustapha Ramat, Boni Sale and Adamu Bayero while the kidnapped victims were released and are currently undergoing medical examination.

The commissioner said investigation also showed that three of the killers of Patient Omo-Osagie at Adesuwa were also responsible for the death of the  founder  of Love Fire Ministry, Pastor Godwin Akpoguenabor, penultimate Sunday in Benin City and that they have all been apprehended.

He said a total of 12 suspects were arrested for 4 murder cases, 5 arrested for kidnapping and robbery respectively while two locally made shot guns, four live cartridges, one Nokia Lumia Phone were recovered.

The COMPOL said those already arrested are helping with investigation that will lead to the arrest of others who are on the run.

According to the commissioner, “The command will always be on top of every situation. The promise that I made to ensure that entire citizenof the Edo State command sleep with their two eyes close is still sacrosanct”.
“Very recently one late Hon Suleiman Afegbua former Etsako East Local Government chairman was ambushed and killed while two others  Musa Taibu and Jubril Abdul were abducted in the process and taken to an unknown destination.

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