The Edo State Police Command has arrested 26-year-old Jonas Ehis, 20 months after being involved in the Igueben train station attack and kidnapping. DAILY POST reports that the suspect was also arrested for the killing of one Gazali Hassan on August 31, 2024, after stealing his motorcycle.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Moses Yamu, disclosed this on Friday while parading the suspect and 11 others for different crimes in Benin City.
recalls that on January 7, 2023, gunmen attacked the Igueben train station and kidnapped scores of persons. Yamu said the suspect was arrested after a police surveillance patrol stopped a motorcycle conveying him and two others on September 1, 2024. He explained that during interrogation, one Techno Spark 9 handset in the suspect's possession rang.
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