Vigilante group arrests two hoodlums attempting to burgle shops in Edo

Members of a vigilante group on Tuesday arrested two hoodlums while trying to break into people’s shops in Benin City, Edo State.

The vigilante men spotted the four-man gang while trying to burgle the shops at Adolor area, opposite the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) during the curfew hours.

READ ALSO: Edo govt declares indefinite curfew following jailbreak

They caught two while the other two managed to escape from the scene.

The Edo State government imposed a 24- hour curfew in the state after suspected hoodlums attacked two correctional facilities and freed several inmates from the cells.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now