Edo State Police Command on Monday arrested four suspects in connection with the death of a man suspected to have been killed by a mob in Benin.
Police also expressed displeasure over the incessant cases of jungle justice, without considering the rule of law.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, in Benin.
The suspects are Emmanuel Igube (19), Matthew Gimba (39), Monday Nathaniel (30), and Gabriel Akuba (20).
According to Nwabuzor, the man’s identity is yet unknown, but that he died in the hands of a mob, on Sunday at Iyanamo Community, Off Ekehuan Army Barracks, Benin .
“The victim was allegedly mobbed over an allegation that he stole an unregistered motorcycle”, he said.
He, however, said the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Dankwara, frawned at incessant cases of jungle justice in the state.
He, therefore, implored citizens to repose more confidence on the rule of law and in the law enforcement institutions.
He said the four suspects linked to the death of the deceased, were assisting the Police in their investigation.
The CP, he further stated, had directed that the case be transferred from Evbuotubu Police Station to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Benin for further investigation.
Similarly, the Edo State Police Command have arrested three suspected armed robbers/Eiye secret cult members, and recovered guns in Benin.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed this in a statement in Benin.
According to him, “the three dare devil armed robbers and members of Eiye Secret Cult Confraternity were on Sunday arested by the Operatives of Anti-Robbery Team of Ugbekun Divisional Police Headquarters, Benin.”
He said the police stormed a certain Hotel along Enomayo, Off Upper Sakponba Road, Benin, and arrested one Bright Omonowa, Clifford Patrick, and Isaac Peter, and recovered one Cut-to-size locally made gun and one Black Beret of Eiye Secret Cult Confraternity.
He said the arrest followed a credible intelligence on the suspects’ clandestine meeting in the Hotel.
Nwabuzor said the Commissioner Of Police, Edo State, Mr Mohammed Dankwara, warned members of the various secret cult confraternities and their sponsors to desist from their impious activities in the State, or be ready to face severe punishments.
He said the CP reiterated his commitment to fight arduously to see that crimes and criminality were reduced to a barest possible minimum.