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Fresh Kidnapping Crisis in Edo: Police Inspector and Four Others Abducted in Separate Attacks

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Fresh Kidnapping Crisis in Edo: Police Inspector and Four Others Abducted in Separate Attacks

Tension has spiked in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State after suspected gunmen abducted five people, including a serving police inspector, in two separate attacks on February 8, 2026, heightening fears in a community already on edge from rising insecurity. The first incident unfolded at the Makeke Community Health Centre, near Ososo, where armed…

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BREAKING: NANS Condemns Detention of 52 Ambrose Alli University Students After Anti-Kidnapping Protest

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BREAKING: NANS Condemns Detention of 52 Ambrose Alli University Students After Anti-Kidnapping Protest

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has strongly condemned the continued detention and court remand of 52 students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, following their arrest in the wake of a protest against rising kidnapping and insecurity in Edo State. What Sparked the Protest? On Saturday, January 10, 2026, students and residents of…

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