Governor Monday Okpebholo reacts with absolute fury to a brazen kidnapping incident on Airport Road, ordering the state police command to immediately crush the perpetrators.
The Executive Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has issued a fierce and uncompromising condemnation following a terrifying kidnapping incident at the busy Vegetable Market area along Airport Road in Benin City.
In a strongly-worded public statement released on Monday, June 15, 2026, by his Chief Press Secretary, Dr. Patrick Ebojele, the Governor described the weekend assault on innocent traders and shoppers as entirely unacceptable, characterizing it as a direct, provocative declaration of war against the peaceful residents of the state capital.
Reacting with swift administrative fury to the Sunday breach, Okpebholo gave an explicit, zero-tolerance directive to the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, ordering the immediate mobilization of tactical assets to launch a coordinated, high-intensity investigation capable of tracking down the lawless elements, smashing their hideouts, and guaranteeing the safe rescue of all captured victims.
The Governor issued a stern, final warning to criminal networks across the state, emphasizing that his administration will deploy the absolute coercive power of the law to ensure that Edo State remains an entirely hostile environment for transit crime and urban terrorism.
He asserted that no group or individual will be permitted to disrupt the state’s commercial peace or threaten public safety under his watch.
To fortify the state’s security defenses, Governor Okpebholo made an urgent appeal to residents in all local government areas to maintain peak vigilance and report any suspicious vehicles or unusual movements to proximate law enforcement outposts, noting that timely, community-driven intelligence is vital to accelerating current police maneuvers.
Reaffirming his administration’s core SHINE developmental agenda, the Governor promised the traumatized families of the victims that the state will hunt the perpetrators relentlessly until they are brought to justice.
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