Mr Yamu noted that the commissioner urged parents to monitor their children’s activities.
He was later arrested through a diligent investigation and confessed to the crime,” the statement revealed.
Ms Odutola also denied social media reports that 20 people were killed in the clash.
Last week, a video made the rounds on social media where a group of men with machetes were yelling in an apartment parking lot, chasing one other and damaging public properties.
The police command in the state said the suspects belong to Eiye and Aiye confraternities and were allegedly involved in violent activities and killings.
The police command in Edo on Thursday said it arrested 30 suspected cultists for alleged involvement in cult related clashes and activities in Benin metropolis
