Edo Police Command arrests 4 suspected Boko Haram members

The tactical team of the Edo State Police Command has arrested four suspected Boko Haram members in the state.

The command disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesman, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor on Saturday in Benin City.

According to Nwabuzor, the suspects are notorious gang members of kidnapping and armed robbery syndicates ​that are terrorising Kogi and Edo states axis.

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The Edo police spokesman further disclosed that the arrest was made possible through a collaborative effort and coordinated intelligence between the Department of State Services.

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