Kokumo said of the figure, 29 suspects were arrested for alleged armed robbery, 20 for alleged kidnapping and 55 for cult activities.
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Presenting the cash, the Majority Leader of Edo State House of Assembly, Roland Asoro, said he was making the donation to the widow on behalf of the governor.
Speaking during an interactive session with newsmen in Benin, Adjoto said professionals and experienced individuals were being overlooked for reasons best known to the policymakers in the country.
The governor spoke at the commencement of activities to mark the 2017 African Union Road Safety Day/World Day of Remembrance for Victims of Road Traffic Crashes.
The state Chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih, gave the assessment at a news conference in Benin to appraise Obaseki’s one year in office.
The Congress which was initiated to sensitise the youths on the dangers of illegal migration of Nigerians through the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara, is led by Samuel Ikpea, National Chairman of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club.
Osinbajo said at the event that when established, the park would create 170,000 direct and indirect jobs and contribute significantly to the further development of the country’s manufacturing industry.
The minister disclosed this at the Stakeholders Engagement and Enlightenment Campaign in Niger Delta states, organized by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, in collaboration with the Edo Government in Benin.
Nduka Nwanwenne, the Zonal Commander of the NDLEA comprising Edo and Delta States, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Benin on Wednesday.
They said that the plans are embedded in the Benin Industrial Park project, which ground-breaking will hold on November 11, at Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area, and is expected to house major manufacturing activities in the state.
The Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osaze Osemwegie-Ero, disclosed this in a chat with journalists at the Government House, Benin City.
Emeka Iheanacho, the Police Public Relations Officer for the zone, said this in a statement he issued in Benin on Sunday.
The suspect, Martha Edea, 30, a mother of two from Ogoja in Cross River State, was nabbed in Lagos after travelling with the young girls from Benin, Edo State.
During the ceremony, which took place on Friday, the governor said the JAMB centre would complement the efforts of the state government in repositioning the education sector in the state.
Obaseki disclosed this when he received the publishers of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of Germany, a Frankfurt General Newspaper, working on a documentary to drum support for the return of the looted Benin artefacts, at the Government House in Benin City on Monday.
Obaseki made the disclosure at Igbanke in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state when the Igbanke Unity Forum, a non-governmental organisation, donated 4,500 branded exercise books to three schools in the area at the weekend.
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents alongside the Ministers of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, and that of Finance, Kemi Adeosun.
Obaseki assured the CP of his support, urging him to bring his wealth of experience and expertise to bear in the discharge of his duties.
Obaseki disclosed this at a Gala Night to mark the one year coronation anniversary of Oba Ewuare II in Benin city, the state capital, on Friday.
The Executive Chairman of the Edo State Property and Development Authority, Isoken Omo, disclosed this in a chat with journalists on Thursday at the Government House, Benin City.