Edo Police Command Reveals Identity Of Four Armed Hunters Arrested By Security Network

By Ayodele Oni

As the dust raised by the killing of some Hausa hunters in Edo State is yet to settle, the State Police Command has announced that another set of four hunters, who came from Kano State, were intercepted by operatives of the Edo Security Network with arms and ammunition.

Police Public Relations Officer, Edo State Command, Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen late Saturday night.

The statement stated that the dislcosure became necessary in order to dispel the misinformation currently ongoing on social media that four herdsmen armed with guns were arrested at a hotel in the State and handed over to the Police.

According to the statement, contrary to the report, those apprehended were hunters and not herdsmen.

In the statement, the suspects were named as Yusuf Abdulkarim, Mujaheed Garba, Shittu Idris, and Jamilu Habibu.

Items recovered from them include three dane guns, six empty cartridges, three half-filled cartridges, four cutlasses and two daggers.

“The Edo State Police Command is aware of misinformation on social media that four herdsmen armed with guns were arrested at Americanus Hotel on Osemwenkhae Street after Big Joe Motors, Ramat Park, Orogbeni Quarters and handed over to the police.

“The command wishes to inform the general public that four suspects: Yusuf Abdulkarim, Mujaheed Garba, Shittu Idris, and Jamilu Habibu, intercepted by a member of the Edo Security Network with three Dane guns, six empty cartridges, three half-filled cartridges, four cutlasses and two daggers were swiftly taken over by officers from the Ikpoba Hill Police Station.

“Preliminary investigation reveals that they are hunters, not herdsmen. They were from Doguwa in Kano State, heading to Uvbe community in Orhionwon Local Government Area of Edo State. Meanwhile, an investigation is ongoing.”