The Edo State Police Command on Saturday said operatives of the Edo Security Network had arrested another set of four hunters who came from Kano State with arms and ammunition when they arrived in the state.
The apprehended hunters are Yusuf Abdulkarim, Mujaheed Garba, Shittu Idris, and Jamilu Habibu.
In a statement by the Command spokesperson, CSP Moses Joel Yamu, on Saturday night, the command said the statement became necessary in order to dispel the misinformation on social media that four herdsmen armed with guns were arrested at a hotel in the state and handed over to the police.
The command disclosed that contrary to the report, those apprehended were hunters and not herdsmen.
The command added that when they were apprehended, items recovered from them were three dane guns, six empty cartridges, three half-filled cartridges, four cutlasses, and two daggers.
The statement reads: “The Edo State Police Command is aware of misinformation on social media that four herdsmen armed with guns were arrested at Americanus Hotel on Osemwenkhae Street after Big Joe Motors, Ramat Park, Orogbeni Quarters and handed over to the police.
“The command wishes to inform the general public that four suspects: Yusuf Abdulkarim, Mujaheed Garba, Shittu Idris, and Jamilu Habibu, intercepted by a member of the Edo Security Network with three dane guns, six empty cartridges, three half-filled cartridges, four cutlasses and two daggers were swiftly taken over by officers from the Ikpoba Hill Police Station.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that they are hunters, not herdsmen. They were from Doguwa in Kano State, heading to Uvbe community in Orhionwon Local Government Area of Edo State.
Meanwhile, an investigation is ongoing.“The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, wishes to use this opportunity to discourage residents of the state from circulating wrong information capable of causing unnecessary tension.”
