Police arrest suspected abductor of woman in Benin market, neutralise one accomplice

The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old, Marvelous Isaac, for the alleged abduction of a woman at the Vegetable Market in Benin City.

DAILY POST reports that the woman was kidnapped on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at the Vegetable Market, where she had gone shopping after a church service with her family.

The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Command, Monday Agbonika, disclosed this while parading arrested suspects on Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Benin City.

He said one suspect was killed during the rescue operation of the abducted woman, while two other suspects escaped.

He said the suspect was arrested by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Edo, acting on credible intelligence.

According to him, during the operation, another suspect identified as Precious (surname unknown) was neutralised following an exchange of gunfire with the police.

“Items recovered from the suspects include a red Lexus RX 350 with registration number EKP 848 AE, which the suspect confessed was used in carrying out the kidnapping operation.

“One pump-action shotgun, two live cartridges, a cash sum of N2,250,000 suspected to be proceeds of crime, and one motorcycle.

“Investigation is ongoing, with efforts intensified to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang,” he said.

He also added that five suspects, namely Musa Haruna, Bali Sule, Mohammed Sani, Adamu Jafaru, and Mohammed Hashiru, were arrested in connection with the attack on Young Shall Grow Motors, GUO Motors, and Akwa Ibom State Transport Company vehicles along the Benin-Lagos Road by Ogwa community.

He posited that following a painstaking investigation, one Musa Haruna was arrested and confessed to being a member of a seven-man kidnapping syndicate responsible for a series of kidnappings around the said community.

“The said Haruna led operatives of the VCRU to Ogwa Forest, where two decomposing bodies of their victims were recovered and evacuated for preservation.

“Further investigation led to the arrest of Bali Sule, Mohammed Sani, Adamu Jafaru, and Mohammed Hashiru in Ogun State. They all confessed to being involved in the heinous crime,” he added.