Police arrest three over alleged killing, burning of houses over girlfriend in Edo

The Edo State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged killing of a young man and the burning of four houses in the state.
DAILY POST reports that the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the incident to journalists in Benin City on Monday, June 15, 2026.
Ikoedem stated that four houses were set ablaze by some youths following the incident, not seven as had been reported.
DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Ogute-Ke, a community in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State.
A source who spoke on condition of anonymity said the incident stemmed from an alleged misunderst...