The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has condemned what it described as an unprovoked attack on its operatives in Okhuimwun Community, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State.
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, May 20, 2025.
Adejobi said the the officers, members of the Force Intelligence Department’s Intelligence Response Team, FID-IRT, were traveling from Lagos through Edo State when they were accosted by a mob near the University of Benin axis.