The Edo State Police Command said another set of four
hunters from Kano State were intercepted by operatives of the Edo Security
Network with arms and ammunition when they arrived in the state.
In a statement by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses
Joel Yamu, the statement became necessary in order to dispel the misinformation
circulating on social media that four herdsmen armed with guns were arrested at
a hotel in the state and handed over to the police.
According to the statement, contrary to the report, those
apprehended were hunters, not herdsmen.
The statement named the suspects as Yusuf Abdulkarim,
Mujaheed Garba, Shittu Idris, and Jamilu Habibu.
It said items recovered from them included three Dane guns,
six empty cartridges, three half-filled cartridges, four cutlasses, and two
daggers.
“The Edo State Police Command is aware of misinformation
circulating 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 are from Doguwa in Kano State, heading to Uvbe community in
Orhionwon Local Government Area of Edo State. Meanwhile, an investigation is
ongoing.”
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika,
wishes to use this opportunity to discourage residents of the state from
circulating wrong information capable of causing unnecessary tension.
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