Edo criminal networks being reinforced with recruits from other states – Okpebholo

Cautions pastors against pleading for arrested suspects

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo disclosed that criminal networks operating in the state are now being reinforced with recruits from other parts of the country, with local collaborators arranging kidnap-for-ransom operations and handing over victims to hired gangs in the bush.
Addressing participants at the 2026 Ministers’ Conference organised by the Edo State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Benin City, the governor stated that while insecurity remained a genuine concern, much of what was being circulated on social media about the situation in Edo was false and orchestrated to discredit his administr...