The Edo State Police Command arrested a member of a local vigilante in Benin for allegedly killing an artisan and setting his corpse ablaze.
Moses Yamu, the state police command’s Public Relations Officer, stated that the suspect was apprehended by operatives from the Textile Mill Road Division in response to a distress call from members of the public at about 8 a.m. on February 20, 2025.
He stated that the Divisional Police Officer in Charge of the Textile Mill Division received a call reporting the discovery of a middle-aged man’s corpse, Lasan Osaze Erhabor, lying under a heap of sawdust and on fire.
He said, “The DPO mobilized and deployed his operatives to the scene and actually found the corpse burning under the sawdust.
“They took the corpse to the hospital, but they, however, found that there was a gunshot injury on the back of the deceased.
“Investigation has already commenced, and we have one suspect in our custody who was the security person of the sawmill at the time the incident happened.”
Yamu stated that the case has been handed to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and that the suspect will be charged with murder in court following the inquiry.
