Tag: Johnson Kokumo
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Hakeem Odumosu takes over as new Edo Commissioner of Police
Mr Hakeem Odumosu, on Wednesday assumed office as the new Edo Commissioner of Police. Odomosu takes over from Mr Johnson Kokumo who is leaving for a development course to further his career at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS). Speaking shortly after taking over the command, the new CP assured residents of…
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Obaseki demands Police investigation of New Year’s day shooting in Benin
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has urged the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Johnson Kokumo, to investigate the shooting incident at Ring Road, Benin, the state capital on New Year’s Day. In a statement, issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy , Mr Crusoe Osagie, the governor assured that anyone found culpable…
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Edo Police Command parades 58 suspected cultists, 14 others
The Edo Police Command on Tuesday paraded 72 armed robbery, cultism, murder, and kidnapping suspects terrorising residents of Benin in the past few weeks. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Johnson Kokumo, told journalists in Benin that 58 suspected cult members allegedly linked to the killings of eight persons in different locations in…
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Edo Govt finalizes plans for Oba of Benin 2nd coronation anniversary
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has said preparations, especially those pertaining to security, are being finalized for the 2nd coronation anniversary of Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolo kpolo, Oba Ewuare II. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Governor Obaseki made this known after meeting with heads of security agencies in the…
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Police arrest 44 suspected criminals in Edo
The Edo State Police Command said on Sunday that it arrested no fewer than 44 suspects for various crimes in the state. State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Johnson Kokumo, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the command’s activities in the last few months. Kokumo said that the suspects were arrested in different parts of the…
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Edo Govt. hands over father, 2 sons to police for defiling 9-yr-old child
The Edo State government has handed over 70 years old Francis Ezomo, and his two sons; Nosa Ezomo, 26 years old and Festus Ezomo, 29 years old, to the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Johnson Kokumo, for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl, who is a relative of Mr Francis Ezomo’s wife. The Acting Chairman…