The Edo State Police Command has stated that the four men apprehended with firearms in the state were hunters from Kano State, not armed herdsmen as widely speculated on social media.
According to a statement released on Saturday night by the command’s spokesperson, Moses Joel Yamu, the four individuals – Yusuf Abdulkarim, Mujaheed Garba, Shittu Idris, and Jamilu Habibu – were stopped by members of the Edo Security Network and subsequently handed over to police officers at the Ikpoba Hill Division.
Yamu detailed that items found in the possession of the suspects included three locally made guns, six empty cartridge shells, three partially filled cartridges, four machetes, and two daggers.
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He clarified that contrary to online reports suggesting the arrest of armed herdsmen at a hotel in the state, their investigation revealed that the suspects were hunters who had traveled from Doguwa in Kano State to the Uvbe community in the Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State.
The statement read, “The Edo State Police Command is aware of misinformation on social media that four herdsmen armed with guns were arrested at Americanus Hotel on Osemwenkhae Street after Big Joe Motors, Ramat Park, Orogbeni Quarters and handed over to the police.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that they are hunters, not herdsmen. They were from Doguwa in Kano State, heading to the Uvbe community in Orhionwon Local Government Area of Edo State. Meanwhile, an investigation is ongoing.”
The state’s Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, called on residents to refrain from spreading unconfirmed reports that could create unnecessary fear and anxiety.
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