Edo Vandalism Suspect Claims Hunger Drove His Actions, Pleads For Mercy

According to the command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Efosa Ogbebor, the arrests occurred on September 8 on Uselu-Lagos Road, with support from personnel of the Edo Security Network. The suspects—Friday Alex, 32, Favour Orji, 25, and Daniel Biaru, 23—were detained while impersonating local security network personnel around 2 a.m.

During questioning, the suspects admitted to having vandalized and stolen approximately 100 feet of cable the previous week. Ogbebor stated that the suspects will face legal charges once the investigation is concluded.

In an interview with NAN, Friday Alex, who claimed to be a local vigilante, said hunger and delayed payments from their security employer drove their actions. He pleaded for leniency, vowing not to repeat the offense. Favour Orji, an apprentice who had dropped out of school, cited economic hardship as his reason for involvement, explaining that he came to Benin in search of a better life but resorted to this crime due to difficult circumstances.