By Ozioruva Aliu
BENIN CITY – THE Edo State Authorities’s Particular Safety Squad, “Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists” yesterday, prolonged its operations outdoors the state capital because it stormed Edo Central and Edo North Senatorial Districts of the State in what it tagged: “Operation Present of Pressure” to register its presence within the areas.
Coordinator of the Squad, Ameloemen Noah, additionally warned prison components plotting to disrupt the August 16, 2025, Senatorial and Home of Representatives by-elections to desist from such plans.
The Squad vowed that regulation enforcement businesses, in collaboration with its operatives, might be totally mobilised to forestall any safety breach and be certain that offenders are apprehended and prosecuted.
In Edo Central, the operation lined strategic places, together with the favored Ojuromi Trendy Market in Uromi, in addition to Ekpoma, Irrua, and surrounding communities.
In Edo North, the group visited Warake, Iyeki Highway, Angle 90, and the Auchi Polytechnic campus, the place they engaged the Chief Safety Officer (CSO) of the Establishment.
Noah cautioned in opposition to any try and derail the upcoming electoral course of, stressing that the administration is not going to enable prison teams to intimidate voters or disrupt the peace.
“We now have credible intelligence that some cultists are mobilising to trigger chaos throughout and after the Senatorial and Home of Representatives by-elections. Let or not it’s recognized that we are going to reply decisively. This isn’t about politics. It’s about safeguarding Edo individuals. Dad and mom and guardians should warn their wards to not enable themselves for use by criminal-minded people as a result of anybody caught will face the complete weight of the regulation,” he warned.
Addressing a viral social media report of alleged sporadic gunfire on the Auchi Polytechnic principal gate on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, Noah clarified that the Squad had visited the Establishment to analyze the claims however discovered no proof of such an incident.
“Upon our arrival and engagement with the college authorities, we confirmed that there was no taking pictures. The campus environment was peaceable. We’re conscious that police had earlier arrested some cultists making an attempt to disrupt college students celebrating their commencement. We’re following up on that case as a result of Edo State should stay freed from cult-related actions,” he added.
Dr. (Mrs.) Angela Egele, Director of the Public Relations Division of Auchi Polytechnic, additionally debunked the stories, stating unequivocally that no taking pictures occurred inside or across the establishment.
She reaffirmed the college’s zero-tolerance stance on cultism, warning that any scholar discovered participating in such actions would face speedy expulsion after due course of.
“There was no taking pictures in Auchi Polytechnic on August 6, 2025. The commencement ceremony was peaceable, with no casualties and no cult-related disturbances. For years, we have now maintained a campus free from cultism, and we intend to maintain it that means. The movies circulating on-line are fabricated and don’t replicate the fact on our campus,” Dr. Egele said.
She recommended Governor Okpebholo’s security-driven strategy and pledged the Establishment’s continued collaboration with the State Authorities in sustaining peace throughout Edo State.
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