One at large as troops arrest criminal gangs terrorising Ovia S/West, Edo state, recover car filled with illicit drugs
Feb. 23, 2024
Troops of Headquarters 4 Brigade Nigerian Army in the early hours of Thursday raided the hideouts of suspected criminal gangs in gbelebu village, Okomu forest in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State.
During the operation, one of the notorious criminals who has been on the watchlist of the brigade, Joshua Ewaiken AKA General managed to escape before the troops’ arrival and is currently at large.
According to the army, some of his gang members were arrested.
Those arrested are: Shell Joshua, Godspower Joshua who are brothers to the suspect currently at large. Others are Obuh Ayawe and Japhet Uyaboerizha.
Shell Joshua and members of his gang are said to have been engaging in nefarious activities such as kidnapping, robbery, extortion of locals, raping, unlawful possession of firearms, terrorizing of villagers and adjoining communities among other crimes.
The Commander 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Ebenezer Oduyebo however commended the troops for their untiring efforts at denying criminal elements and economic saboteurs freedom of action in the Brigade Area of Operations.