The Edo State Police Command has arrested some policemen for smashing vehicles after being attacked in Edo State.
The officers were attacked by a mob at Okhuimwun Community in the Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State.
It reportedly happened when the policemen were transiting through Edo from Lagos when they encountered a mob near the University of Benin (UNIBEN) axis that had barricaded the road.
The mob reportedly blocked the road near the UNIBEN axis and violently assaulted the officers with stones, sticks, and other dangerous objects.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Command’s spokesman, Moses Yamu, said the officers were nabbed for “unprofessional conduct” and were facing disciplinary actions.
“You may recall the unfortunate attack on IRT personnel by some protesting youth at Okhuimwun Community on May 20, 2025, while in transit from Lagos through Edo State, leaving them with various degrees of life-threatening injuries and their vehicle vandalised.
“A reinforcement team deployed to the scene successfully rescued these officers and effected the arrests of some of the miscreants involved in the attack. However, some officers were captured in a video conducting themselves in an unprofessional manner smashing a vehicle parked in the location,” the statement read.
“In as much as the command condemns the act of attacking the IRT personnel, it views the police conduct during the rescue as highly unprofessional. Therefore, these personnel who have been identified to be from the Command’s Quick Response Team have been arrested and are currently undergoing disciplinary procedures as stipulated in the Police regulations.
“CP Monday Agbonika, fdc called for mutual accountability from the general public as he assures the good people of Edo State of the Command’s commitment to delivering policing services in line with best practices,” it added.
