Police Apprehend Suspect Involved In Edo Train Station Kidnapping

Police Apprehend Suspect Involved In Edo Train Station Kidnapping

The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old suspect, Ehis Jonah, in connection with the January 7, 2023, attack on the Igueben train station in Edo Central Senatorial District, where gunmen kidnapped 20 passengers and left many injured.

Jonah was paraded alongside other suspects for various crimes at the police headquarters in Benin City on Friday, September 6, 2024. The arrest was made following a police surveillance patrol that intercepted a motorcycle carrying Jonah and two others on September 1, 2024.

According to the command’s spokesperson, SP Moses Yamu, the police became suspicious and stopped the trio, identified as Christopher Lucky (24), Kelvin Eboigbe (24), and Ehis Jonah, who were riding a Qlink motorcycle with registration number BEN 489 VN along Obedu Road in Uromi.

“During interrogation, a Tecno Spark 9 phone in their possession rang, and the call was answered on speaker. The caller identified himself as Ayuba Mohammed and mentioned that the phone’s owner, Gazali Hassan, had gone missing on August 31, 2024, along with his motorcycle,” Yamu explained.

Further investigation revealed that the suspects had killed Gazali Hassan and stolen his motorcycle.