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The Edo State Joint Security Taskforce during its raid of the Upper Sokponba, Benin and the riverine communities successfully made arrests of suspected kidnappers .
The suspected kidnappers , were gathered to comprise of seven males , who were on Saturday arrested around Ogbemudia oil palm plantation .
Prior to the operation , General Officer Commanding 2 Division , Major General Omozoje , had intimated Governor Godwin Obaseki on their activity in the state , promising to bring a halt to the recent rise in criminality and lend support to efforts at capturing fleeing escapees from the two federal correctional facilities in Benin City , the state capital .
Omozoje also met with heads of security agencies in the state ,stating the need for synergy among the agencies in order to ensure that peace and order is restored in the state .
On their operations in the riverine communities and other hotspots , he said , “Troops of the 4 brigade are on clearance operation at suspected kidnappers hideouts at Ogbemudia oil palm plantation and the river behind it. We intend to disrupt all kidnapping activities along the axis and secure the Benin – Auchi Expressway.”
He also noted the arrest of several escaped prisoners and criminal gang leaders, as the task force is focused on ensuring a reduction in crime in Benin metropolis and environs .
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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