Police rescue kidnapped Edo monarch 

The Edo state Police vommand has rescued the traditional ruler of 

Udo-Eguare community, HRM Friday Ehizojie, from his captors.

The monarch was abducted alongside two others on February 3, 2025.

In a statement issued on Saturday by the police spokesman, CSP Moses Yamu, said the operatives’ sustained search and rescue operations yielded the positive result. 

The statement reads: “The Commissioner of Police Edo State Command, CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, has today 07/02/2024 at about 1800hrs kept her vow with the rescue of the Onogie of Udo-Eguare community who was earlier kidnapped on the 03/02/2025.

“The Command appreciates the Government of Edo State and attributed this success to the logistic support rendered towards this operations by the Executive Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo 

“The Command equally appreciates the vigilantes, hunters and other well-meaning residents of the state for their support so far. 

“The general public is assured that the Command’s commitment to the fight against crime remains unshaken.”