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Police Arrests 8 In Obazagbon Over Okaighele Communal Crisis In Edo
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#Nigeria Police Force #Obazagbon #edo #Obaseki #Okaighele #Oredo #Talakawa ©March 7th, 2025 ®March 7, 2025 2:36 pm Edo State Police Command has arrested over eight persons in connection with killings and destruction of properties at the Obazagbon community in the Oredo Local Government of the state over who becomes the Okaighele or Chairperson of the Youths Age Group in the community. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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a no police command has arrested over
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eight persons in connection with
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killings and destruction of properties
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at the Oban community in the Oro local
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government of the state over who becomes
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the Oka or chairperson of the youth's
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age group in the community one of the
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main television stations in the state
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ITV had earlier reported with video
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footage of the audion or the eldest man
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of oamon community bin ofana to have
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called on the Ado state government and
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OB of Benning to come to their rescue
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from one Joshua Edo who the a alleged
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has been terrorizing the community and
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chasing people out of the community
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according to ITV the AUD sted this while
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addressing journalists on the
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development in Benning City following
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the destruction of lives and properties
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in the community earlier this week one
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of the Civil Society organizations in
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the state the talaka parliament stated
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in a press release that March 2nd
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2025 members of talaka parliament led by
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the spiritual leader Maxis Cola edop
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paid a condolence visit to the family of
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the L Mr fa of b a speech impal a who
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was brutally murdered in obon community
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during the communal crisis adding that
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the Civil Society organization will
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embark on a protest which the actually
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carried out on Tuesday to call for the
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immediate arrest and prosecution of
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those responsible for the killing of the
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physically challenged person we call on
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all well-meaning citizens Civil Society
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organizations and the media to join us
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in this
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struggle together we must ensure that
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impunity does not thrive in our
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communities and that every life
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regardless of status or ability is
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valued and protected the talakawa
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parliament added aate police command in
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a statement during the week said that
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following the protracted crisis in aamon
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community over who becomes or remains
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the chairman as well as that of the Oka
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of the community which resulted in the
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killing of some innocent persons and the
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destruction of properties worth millions
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of Nira the most recent being the
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killing of one fa a death and dumb leave
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so much to be desired the divisional
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police officer of eoba division LED
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operatives of the operation rescue and
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anti- kidnapping to the area were the
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following
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suspects happy 25 years W Everest 52
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years CH 21 years Joshua Edo 50 years
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Simon Benjamin 39 years odion Adam 43
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years Kennedy Oro 42 years and oai AD 41
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years who actively participated in the
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mem where arrested and noraly was
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restored to the area the commissioner of
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police CP
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that all those found culpable would be
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met to First the full Roth of the law as
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she reiterates the commands resolve to
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ensure that the Cy of lives and
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properties remains Paramount in the
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state the command can be reached through
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the following control room numbers
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87777 3721 and
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8376
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46272 the police command spokesperson
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CSP Moses yamu stated last year we had
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report that the Edo State Governor
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Godwin obaseki has said that the many
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traditional youth leaders known as Oka
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eilis and secret cult members in Edo
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state are building up arms in the Edo
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South senatorial District the governor
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disclosed this when he received the
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general officer commanding go 2 Division
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Nigerian Army Major General obina onu
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who was on a courtesy visit at the
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government house Ben in City according
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to Channel's television former Governor
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obaseki had early in the month of June
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2024 banned the activities of the
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traditional youth's leaders okis and set
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up task force to tackle the maners of
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the youth's leaders and secret cult
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members the ban on the activities of the
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Oka eillis has start controversies among
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some natives of the state with some
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insisting that the governor has no power
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to B the age- long tradition of Oka
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eillis in an earlier statement issued on
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June 12th 2024 former Governor obaseki
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said we have decided to go full blast
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against cultists and cultism in the
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state and have now passed an anti-
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cultism law that will be implemented to
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its fullest additionally we have banned
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the activities of oka's youth leaders in
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the Ador South senatorial District of
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the state these were some of the
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decisions reached after the security
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council meeting with service Chiefs in
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the state while we reviewed the security
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situation in Edo State since January
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2024 with particular emphasis on the
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security activities in May Council has
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set up a special task force headed by
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the director of DSs that will starting
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tonight review every cult related
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occurrence in the state we have declared
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full war on cultists and Oka Eis in Edo
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state after the meeting
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we launched Patrol Sienna buses and
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motorcycles to strengthen the state's
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joint security operations Channel's
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television had earlier reported that the
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then Ado State Governor Godwin obaseki
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has Ved that the state government will
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collaborate with security agencies to
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flush out criminal guns in the state
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according to obaseki the state
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government will not accept a similar
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incident that happened in the okumu area
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where Oka eillis and militant groups
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shot at Soldiers the military has been
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of great support to our security efforts
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in Edo State the Brigade Commander is a
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member of our state Security Council and
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have provided tremendous backup and
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support to the other security agencies
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in the state Governor obaseki said last
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week we had an unfortunate incident in
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the oku area were militants and some
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Community youths shot at some soldiers
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and fortunately there was no casualty
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we are going after all those that were
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involved in the incident we will not
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accept the level of arms Builder by
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cultists and Oka Eis in Ado State and
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Ado state government wants to reiterate
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that with the backing of the military we
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will go after criminal guns who are
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constituting inance in adedo state and
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building up arms in our state to
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terrorize
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citizens are bringing you the needs in a
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more is our win
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