The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 65-year-old herbalist and 21 other suspects for armed robbery, cultism, and unlawful assembly in the state.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the command’s spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the herbalist and one other suspect were apprehended on January 31 by the command’s surveillance team.
”They were arrested following an investigation into cases of armed robbery and unlawful firearm possession. One pump action gun was recovered from them.
”Two others suspected of conspiracy, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of a firearm were also arrested by the surveillance team. The gang used a black Lexus SUV and Mercedes GLK for their operations to hoodwink their victims. A pump action gun, nine live cartridges, and four cut-to-size locally made guns were recovered from them”, the police said.
Similarly, 13 people were arrested for allegedly taking part in the Feb. 15 banknote protest, while five others were arrested for illegal possession of firearms and cultism.
The command stated that the suspects would be prosecuted after an investigation, despite the fact that they had confessed to robbing many people between Benin and Auchi in Edo.
